One entry found for hoarse.

Entry Word: hoarse
Function: adjective
Text: harsh and dry in sound <the dying man spoke in a hoarse whisper>
Synonyms coarse, croaking, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, husky, rasping, raspy, scratchy, throaty
Related Words guttural; abrasive, cacophonous, discordant, grinding, jarring, rough, scraping, scratching; cawing, raucous, squawking, strident; choked, cracked, strained, strangled
Near Antonyms gentle, gliding, golden, liquid, mellifluous, mellow, sweet, tender; satiny, silken, smooth, soft, velvety