hoarse 1adjectivedomain: all adjPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiondeep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.hoarse cries2.the dog's gruff barking3.gruff voices4.makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky- Virgil ThomsonSynonymsgruff 2deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionhusky 2deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion