hoarse

[US]/hɔːs/
[UK]/hɔːrs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (of a voice) rough and harsh

Phrases & Collocations

hoarse voice

Example Sentences

His hoarse voice was quickly identified.

talk oneself hoarse (out of breath)

a hoarse voice; the child's piping voice.

He asked me a question in a hoarse voice.

a hoarse shout cut through his benumbed senses.

His voice was hoarse after talking for an hour.

Experts say about 1/3 one in 3 people will become hoarsen hoarse at some point in their lives.

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