(of a person or voice) sounding harsh, especially because of a sore throat:
He shouted himself hoarse. * a hoarse cough / cry / scream * His voice was hoarse with exhaustion.
hoarsely adverb
hoarseness noun [U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, hoarse is tagged as adjective.
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