HOARSEN

Etymology

Verb

hoarsen (third-person singular simple present hoarsens, present participle hoarsening, simple past and past participle hoarsened)

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become hoarse.

Anagrams

• Hearons, Hornsea, Shearon, an heros

Source: Wiktionary


Hoars"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoarsened; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoarsening.]

Definition: To make hoarse. I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice. Richardson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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