husk·y¹

(hŭs′kē)

adj. husk·i·er, husk·i·est

1. Hoarse or rough in quality: a voice husky with emotion.

a. Resembling a husk.

b. Containing husks.

[From husk.]

husk′i·ly adv.

husk·y²

(hŭs′kē)

adj. husk·i·er, husk·i·est

1. Strongly built; burly.

2. Heavily built: clothing sizes for husky boys.

n. pl. husk·ies

A husky person.

[Perhaps from husk.]

hus·ky³

also hus·kie (hŭs′kē)

n. pl. hus·kies

A dog of any of various compact, thick-coated Arctic breeds developed as sled dogs, especially the Siberian husky.

[Probably from shortening and alteration of Eskimo.]

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.

huskily - in a hoarse or husky voice; "`Excuse me,' he said hoarsely"

hoarsely

Translations

بِبَحَّه

chraplavě

hæst

heiser

fátyolos hangonrekedt

rámum rómi

rustent

kısık/boğuk bir sesle

沙哑地

huskily

[ˈhʌskɪlɪ] ADV → con voz ronca

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

huskily

[ˈhʌskɪli] adv [say] → d'une voix rauque

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

huskily

adv → mit rauer Stimme; (= hoarsely) → heiser, mit heiserer Stimme

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

huskily

[ˈhʌskɪlɪ] adv → con voce roca

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

husky¹

(ˈhaski) adjective

(of a voice) rough in sound and difficult to hear. You sound husky – have you a cold?

ˈhuskiness noun

ˈhuskily adverb

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"Don't you try to come over me with your Hyperborean manners," Mr Verloc defended himself huskily, looking at the carpet.

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But suddenly reined back by some counter thought, he hurried towards the helm, huskily demanding how the ship was heading.

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"Suppose," John said, a little huskily, "he were to wake up."

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"Tess!" he said huskily, "can you forgive me for going away?

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The Mason cleared his throat huskily, as old men do, and called his servant.

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Her ticket was taken, she had bidden us goodbye with that fighting face which I cannot see, and then my father came out of the telegraph-office and said huskily, 'He's gone!' Then we turned very quietly and went home again up the little brae.

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"Don't you know me?" Trent said huskily. "I'm Scarlett Trent - we went up to Bekwando together, you know.

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"As a rule," went on Dempsey, huskily sweet, "O'Sullivans in this district know one another.

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There was a brief silence; then, huskily, he asked:

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"I am frightened," Saxon quavered huskily, with a half-sob of nervousness.

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Omer, huskily, 'it ain't the passages that's out of order!

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"Somewhere about here, sir, ain't it?" he asked huskily through the trap.