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

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).