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hoarseness

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hoarse  (hôrs, hrs)
adj. hoars·er, hoars·est
1. Rough or grating in sound: a hoarse cry.
2. Having or characterized by a husky, grating voice: yelled ourselves hoarse.
[Middle English hos, hors, from Old English hs, *hrs.]
hoarsely adv.
hoarseness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hoarseness - a throaty harshness
gruffness, huskiness
harshness, roughness - the quality of being unpleasant (harsh or rough or grating) to the senses
Translations
hoarseness [ˈhɔːsnɪs] N (Med) → ronquera f; (= hoarse quality) → ronquedad f
hoarseness [ˈhɔːrsnɪs] n [voice] → enrouement m
Hoarseness is very common in the winter season → L'enrouement est très fréquent en hiver.
hoarseness
n (of person) → Heiserkeit f; the hoarseness of his voice → seine heisere Stimme
hoarseness [ˈhɔːsnɪs] n → raucedine f
hoarseness [ˈhɔːsnɪs] n → raucedine f


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The doctor's friend was in the positive degree of hoarseness, puffiness, red-facedness, all-fours, tobacco, dirt, and brandy; the doctor in the comparative--hoarser, puffier, more red-faced, more all-fourey, tobaccoer, dirtier, and brandier.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
"You may be sure, Madame Leonore," I interjected, noticing the hoarseness of my voice, "that you at any rate are talked about a lot at sea.
The Arrow of Gold by Conrad, Joseph View in context
He shouted with increasing hoarseness, "The governor, the governor
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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