Definitions
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
Word origin
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).
Used in a sentence
“I am old and my voice is hoarse […]”
“"Helene," he croaked, reaching out his arms—his voice tensed with the infinity of his desire. "Back," she iced. And then, "Why have you come here?" she hoarsed. "What business have you here?"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Rough in voice”6 letters
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