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hoarse
What does hoarse mean?
hoarse (adjective): having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use hoarse in a sentence?
How do you pronounce hoarse?
/hɔɹs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hoarse come from?
From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of hoarse?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hoarse” mean?
closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
Not quite: that's what proximate means.
exceeding the usual bounds of something; too much (of amount); extravagant; immoderate
Not quite: that's what excessive means.
having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc
Right! That's what “hoarse” means.
blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and intolerant toward others
Not quite: that's what bigoted means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hoarse”?
nasty
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naval
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husky
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loyal
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