as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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Recent Examples of hoarse
And when your voice goes hoarse, hang your flags, wear your keffiyeh.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Her voice was loud and hoarse, calling out comments or exhortations concerning the game.
—Rachel Cusk, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
This effect can also cause a hoarse voice and chronic cough, among other symptoms.4
What Causes Barrett's Esophagus?
Your esophagus is a tube that runs from the pharynx (back of your throat) to the top of your stomach.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
Kelce cemented himself into the rowdy sports town’s lore by delivering a passionate and hoarse speech during the Super Bowl parade after the 2017 season.
—Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Approved by The Boss himself, the live-music and storytelling show finds Azaria slipping into his best Springsteen guise for a night of gruff tales and greatest hits.—
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The gory skit ends with the gruff older man rushing through the door to announce he’s made amends with his son, only to have his head sliced off by the flying chainsaw.—
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The team can help plan reindeer and husky rides, reindeer farm visits, snowmobiles tours across the area’s fells and taiga forests, or Aurora-chasing tours, guided by local experts.—
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Something had pulled it out of the tree, breaking off the husky limb on which it was tied.—
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Additionally, Jenkins notes that ingrown hairs and experiencing coarser hair growth can become a factor.—
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Furthermore, the fine sand particles were dispersed and replaced by coarser sand particles, which covered the nest site.—
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As for makeup, Jenner went with peachy tones, glamming up with pink cheeks, orange eyeshadow, luminous skin, and a rusty lip.—
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The long layoff leaves teams sluggish and rusty, especially on offense, when facing opponents that played 10 days earlier in the opening round.—
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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