hoarse
pronunciation
How to pronounce hoarse in British English:
UK [hɔːs]
How to pronounce hoarse in American English:
US [hɔːrs]
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- Adjective:
- deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Word Origin
- hoarse (adj.)
- late 14c., hors, earlier hos, from Old English has "hoarse," from Proto-Germanic *haisa- (cognates: Old Saxon hes, Old Norse hass, Dutch hees, Old High German heisi, German heiser "hoarse"), perhaps originally meaning "dried out, rough." The -r- is difficult to explain; it is first attested c. 1400, but it may indicate an unrecorded Old English variant *hars. Related: Hoarsely; hoarseness.
Example
- 1. Their voices were hoarse , but they began yelling again .
- 2. Mr. page 's voice generally sounds slightly strained , raspy or hoarse .
- 3. The whistles turn into hoarse moans and the chairs start to vibrate intensely .
- 4. I 'm going to shout your victory out loud until I 'm hoarse ! You deserve it !
- 5. Gerard 's voice was hoarse . " I 'm allergic to dogs , " he said .