gruff, hoarse, husky
(adjective) deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; âgruff voicesâ; âthe dogâs gruff barkingâ; âhoarse criesâ; âmakes all the instruments sound powerful but huskyâ- Virgil Thomson
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hoarse (comparative hoarser, superlative hoarsest)
Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
• ahorse, ashore, hearos, shoare
Source: Wiktionary
Hoarse, a. [Compar. Hoarser, superl. Hoarsest.] Etym: [OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. has; akin to D. heesch, G. heiser, Icel. hass, Dan. hĂŠs, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E. heazy.]
1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the hoarse raven. The hoarse resounding shore. Dryden.
2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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