hoarse
adjective
[ hɔːs ]
• (of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.
• "a hoarse whisper"
Similar:
rough,
harsh,
croaky,
croaking,
throaty,
gruff,
husky,
guttural,
gravelly,
growly,
cracked,
grating,
rasping,
raucous,
stridulant,
Origin:
Old English hās, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hees . The spelling with r was influenced in Middle English by an Old Norse cognate.
