hoarse — ozdic

Collocations

7

1

(adj.)

VERBS

be, sound | become, get, go

leave sb, make sb/sth, scream yourself, shout yourself

After screaming herself hoarse at the concert, she could barely whisper the next day.

ADV

extremely, very | rather, slightly

PREP

from

The singer's voice became hoarse from performing three concerts in a row.

with

She returned from the protest with a hoarse voice from shouting all day.

Definitions

adj

1

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

I am old and my voice is hoarse […]

verb

1

To utter hoarsely; to croak.

"[...] Madame! Is—that—your—horse?!" "Ain't no horse!" she hoarses. "Thassa thuruly bred Great Dane!" The thuruly bred Great Dane's balls shine like big , bald onions as he squeezes to deposit 4 1⁄2 pounds of vitamin - enriched apcray near the lamp-post.

"See anything, mum?" she hoarsed. “No—I think it's lower down. Go back to bed, Jane. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. Someone's forgotten something, that's all.” She wanted to get rid of Jane without knowing exactly.

noun

1

Obsolete spelling of horse.

The 15. 3 mo. 1668 - An act maid in a Towne Meting to provent hoarses and meares from doinge damage, as foloeth. All such hoarses and meares, as comonly kepes about the towne, or in the towne stretes, or comonly doth goe in to the towne neck, […]

[…] we got in to Town after Dark on the 18th I staid in Town Mr. Newnon's hoarse got Lame and him & I swapt'd hoarses and Drank whiskey on the 19th he Started home I staid in Town Expecting some intillegence from Mr.Taylor on the 20th we made a Party and went to the Paths and Run every turkey in […]

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or em

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

I am old and my voice is hoarse […]

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02

"[...] Madame! Is—that—your—horse?!" "Ain't no horse!" she hoarses. "Thassa thuruly bred Great Dane!" The thuruly bred Great Dane's balls shine like big , bald onions as he squeezes to deposit 4 1⁄2 p

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03

"See anything, mum?" she hoarsed. “No—I think it's lower down. Go back to bed, Jane. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. Someone's forgotten something, that's all.” She wanted to get rid of Jane

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04

"Helene," he croaked, reaching out his arms—his voice tensed with the infinity of his desire. "Back," she iced. And then, "Why have you come here?" she hoarsed. "What business have you here?"

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05

The 15. 3 mo. 1668 - An act maid in a Towne Meting to provent hoarses and meares from doinge damage, as foloeth. All such hoarses and meares, as comonly kepes about the towne, or in the towne stretes,

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06

[…] we got in to Town after Dark on the 18th I staid in Town Mr. Newnon's hoarse got Lame and him & I swapt'd hoarses and Drank whiskey on the 19th he Started home I staid in Town Expecting some intil

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, hoarse is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.