Meaning & use
hoarse
Of a voice, rough and harsh-sounding, especially from shouting, illness, or strain.
See it in a sentence
After cheering all game, her voice was completely hoarse by the final whistle.
He spoke in a hoarse whisper after losing his voice to a cold.
A note on using this word
Hoarse is often confused with horse in spoken English, since the two words are pronounced identically.
Words with a similar meaning
raspyhusky
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Words with an opposite meaning
clear
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