hoarse

CEFRC1

/hˈɔrs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a rough, low voice, often from illness or shouting.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    To utter hoarsely; to croak.

Examples

  • Don't stop singing even if you get hoarse.

  • They were all hoarse from shouting.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /hoː(ə)ɹs/
  • /hɔːs/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • I talked myself hoarse.

  • […] we got in to Town after Dark on the 18th I staid in Town Mr. Newnon's hoarse got Lame and him & I swapt'd hoarses and Drank whiskey on the 19th he Started home I staid in Town Expecting some intillegence from Mr.Taylor on the 20th we made a Party and went...

  • The 15. 3 mo. 1668 - An act maid in a Towne Meting to provent hoarses and meares from doinge damage, as foloeth. All such hoarses and meares, as comonly kepes about the towne, or in the towne stretes, or comonly doth goe in to the towne neck, […]

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After screaming at the concert all night, her voice became very blank.

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Origin

adjective

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).