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Meanings of hoarse in English
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion.
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Usage of hoarse in English
1
At last he gasped forth in the hoarse whisper of mortal terror:
2
His voice is husky and hoarse, almost impossible for them to understand.
3
His hoarse voice broke the hush; he said to the young man:
4
The great stands were hoarse with shouting; for here ended the game.
5
In the air far above he heard the hoarse cries of sea-gulls.
6
At the same time the hoarse voice of the captain was heard:
7
In another second the laugh was lost in a hoarse, excited cry.
8
This in a hoarse aside to the children at the next table.
9
He spoke with a hoarse-sounding voice when answering questions about his identity.
10
From the swamp below the hill came the hoarse croaking of bull-frogs.
11
Seven score voices broke in, in a hoarse roar, upon the chorus-
12
The monks, in hoarse tones and monotonous harmonics, chanted the penitential psalms.
13
He sat up again, and in a voice hoarse and terrible said:-
14
There is a cry in the streets, hoarse and loud-a triumphant proclamation:
15
Reenie coughed up water, loud hoarse coughs from deep within her chest.
16
Cecilia was calling down in a voice that sounded hoarse with concern.
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Hoarse across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common