hoarse

About 1.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
2. verb To utter hoarsely; to croak.
3. noun Obsolete spelling of horse.

Similar words

husky gruff cacophonous cacophonic raspy gravelly croaky rough harsh throaty

Often followed by

voice and whisper with cry from voices cries as

Word family

hoarsely hoarseness hoarsenesses hoarser hoarsest