hoarse

Meaning

Adj

Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

Verb

To utter hoarsely; to croak.

Noun

Obsolete spelling of horse.

Synonyms

husky

throaty

raucous

gruff

harsh

wheezy

hoarseness

huskily

rough

raspy

weak

croaky

husky voice

hoarsely

stew

🍲

strident

thick

unwrought

wheeze

be hoarse

become hoarse

hoarse-voiced

harsh voice

gurgling sound

breathy

unpitched sound

buzz

cracked

deep

dry

grating

guttural

mush

noise

roar

ruffianly

rumble

rusty

snoring

Translations

heiser

ronco

rauque

rauco

schor

βραχνός

rouco

hees

rauw

enroué

raucus

áspero

scabro

rouquenho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɔː(ɹ)s/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hors

Inherited from Old English: hās

Cognate with Old Norse: háss

Cognate with Icelandic: hás

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: hås

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: hes

Cognate with Swedish: hes

In summary

From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).