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hoarse  audio  (hôrs, hrs) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
hoars·er, hoars·est
  1. Rough or grating in sound: a hoarse cry.
  2. Having or characterized by a husky, grating voice: yelled ourselves hoarse.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English hos, hors, from Old English hs, *hrs

OTHER FORMS:
hoarsely(Adverb), hoarseness(Noun)


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