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.makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky- Virgil Thomson2.gruff voices3.hoarse cries4.the dog's gruff barkingSynonymsgruff 2deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotionhusky 2deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion