as in gruff
harsh and dry in sound
the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper
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Recent Examples of hoarse
Here are five takeaways from the debate: Biden, with hoarse voice, fails to ease anxieties on age
The 81-year-old Biden didn't do himself any favors in terms of easing concerns about his age and acuity − which polling shows continues to be one of his biggest liabilities.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Biden’s voice was hoarse and halting, especially early in the debate.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
For years, various politicians and pundits have yelled themselves hoarse over the danger of normalizing Trump’s chicanery, casual mendacity, outrageous divisiveness and outright criminal behavior.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Now, though, all of those guys were sounding kind of… hoarse.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024
Biden’s voice was hoarse and halting, especially early in the debate.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
For years, various politicians and pundits have yelled themselves hoarse over the danger of normalizing Trump’s chicanery, casual mendacity, outrageous divisiveness and outright criminal behavior.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Now, though, all of those guys were sounding kind of… hoarse.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024
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The dynamic between Callum and tracker Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans), meanwhile, is your classic buddy-cop back-and-forth, with the gruff Callum slowly warming to the disreputable criminal he’s forced to partner up with when Santa gets kidnapped two days before Christmas.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Keaton dove into the part, adjusting his posture and affecting a gruff voice with a hint of New York–ese.Esther Zuckerman, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
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After a long time, two husky young crewmen leaned down from the heaving deck of 44303, caught me by the arms, and strained to drag me aboard.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Maitlis confirm her and Wilson were inseparable for a lot of the time in the lead-up to filming so the actress could best embody the news presenter — rollers in hair, husky voice, and all.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024
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Grind your own meat for sausages and burgers with the KitchenAid food grinder attachment, which comes with fine, medium, and coarse grinding plates.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
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Just sprinkle half a lemon with coarse salt and scrub your board, then rinse with hot water.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2024
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It was filled with rusty pipes and flickering lights, complete with a wall of old control switches.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
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The simple question is like a Zen koan that can get the rusty gears in your head to start turning.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Hoarse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoarse. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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