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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoarse \Hoarse\, a. [Compar. {Hoarser}, superl. {Hoarsest}.] [OE. hors, also hos, has AS h[=a]s; akin to D. heesch G. heiser, Icel. h[=a]ss, Dan. h[ae]s, Sw hes. Cf Prov. E. heazy.] 1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as the hoarse raven. The hoarse resounding shore. --Dryden. 2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hoarse adj : deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky:- Virgil Thomson [syn: {gruff}, {husky}]
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