How To Use Hoarse In A Sentence

Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
hoarse cries
My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
Company after company dashed into the blazing "fireproof" building, urged by the hoarse profanity of the chief. The Poisoned Pen
My thoughts, however, stubbornly refused to cling to the issue and when a hoarse croak broke loose from high above me, I started violently.

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Bloom's voice was too hoarse for the scream and the words left his throat in a painful screech.
As the last words came hoarsely forth on to the night air, _clang, clang, clang_, burst out the tocsin of the alarm bell, silencing the music in the ballroom and sending an electric thrill through every listener within the precincts of the castle; but ere the great bell had sent forth a score of vibrating notes which came quivering through the darkness and echoing from every wall, the clattering of hoofs began in obedience to the whispered commands of his Majesty of France: The King's Esquires The Jewel of France
They handed icy bottled water to the men to quench their thirst and soothe their hoarse throats. Times, Sunday Times
But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse — a little roopy was his exact expression — and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned. David Copperfield
Some more affected children will have hoarseness, aphonia, and inspiratory retractions that are severe enough to cause chest wall deformity.
Geilie's laugh was hoarsened by cold and thirst, but still held that edge of silver. Sick Cycle Carousel
Syrens whooped, steam whistles shrieked hoarsely; the raucous voices of fog-horns proclaimed the whereabouts of scores of craft, passing up and down the river; but the trim-built barge slid noiselessly along, ghost-like, in the dun-colored "smother," giving no intimation of her proximity. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers
It was a hoarse, awful, prolonged bellow, as of some giant ox in sore distress, and when it would stop, occasionally, faint and far would come another bellow, mellowed by distance, but sounding unspeakably eerie and frightsome. All Aboard A Story for Girls
Leave plate in wastebasket, Missy," he whispered hoarsely. Just Patty
The baby was screaming itself hoarse.
And in those cases where the gibbosity is above the diaphragm, the ribs do not usually expand properly in width, but forward, and the chest becomes sharp-pointed and not broad, and they become affected with difficulty of breathing and hoarseness; for the cavities which inspire and expire the breath do not attain their proper capacity. On The Articulations
At last, though, he was forced to admit that children would not have run so far, and he circled back toward the cabin, still calling intermittently, in hoarse, strangled croaks. A Breath of Snow and Ashes
Hurtling through the air, it seemed, with a sense of fierce speed, the varied clangors of the train, the ringing of the rails, the frequent hoarse blasts of the whistle, the jangling of the metallic fixtures, the jarring of the window-panes, all were keenly differentiated by her exacerbated and sensitive perceptions, and each had its own peculiar irritation. The Ordeal A Mountain Romance of Tennessee
I was in great surprise at seeing the mouth of Unknown, so much surpassing in horror the jaws of upper Hell, I could hear a prodigious noise of arms, and loud discharges from one side, answered by what seemed to be hoarse thunders from the other; the rocks of Death, meanwhile, rebellowing the tumult. The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell
I am not a well man, Captain," he said, hoarsened. The Boat of a Million Years
So what do you think?" she said in a hoarse whisper.
His voice was hoarse and his neck hurt as he tried to look over at his father.
As I did, Mary Ire's voice rose from the front of the Scoto in a cigarette-hoarsened shout that was full of amazed disbelief. Duma Key
But there was a cough, and the breathing of the huge hound stopped, and then a breathy whisper came, hoarse, and sounding just as a dog would sound if dogs could talk.
Not being able to hold in a hoarse laugh of relief the General reached out to the manual override sitting in front of him, the redness beaming invitingly.
He had shouted out the window until his voice had gone hoarse, which hadn't taken long.
‘Where are our girls?’ they demanded in a hoarse whisper.
Ear, nose and throat clinics have been taking patients every day complaining of hoarse voices and throat pains.
Here were no cackling old women, or groaning Methodists, such as infest our English churches, and scare one's ears with hoarse coughs accompanied by the naso obligato. Dreams Waking Thoughts and Incidents
I sang so loud that I'm still hoarse now, almost 24 hours later!
And did you tell him" -- and Paul's voice was almost hoarse as he spoke -- "did you tell him of -- of what you call her disgrace? The Day of Judgment
The fulvous whistling-duck's name comes from the hoarse whistling sound it makes and from its coloring.
His voice was hoarse with exhaustion.
Mrs. Leander went on in her hoarse voice, one that tells of her motherhood.
The question came as a hoarse croak from the corner.
All the shouting had left her rather hoarse.
He croaked, his voice hoarse with the dampness, as a pitter-patter of soft raindrops danced over their heads.
And I want… His throat tightened, and his voice hoarsened. Say When
His aged voice was hoarse and scratchy from the drinking of too much swipes at a funeral the night before, nothing of which contributed to make me less irritable. The Water Baby
He had to cancel a meeting at Camp David, complaining of a stubborn cold and hoarse throat.
They handed icy bottled water to the men to quench their thirst and soothe their hoarse throats. Times, Sunday Times
The primary adverse events believed to be related to the study drug were transient laryngitis and hoarseness.
Ay, "she whispered hoarsely, staring at the fire," he struck me in the breist. The House with the Green Shutters
Laryngeal symptoms (hoarseness, croupiness, etcetera) may be due to digital or instrumental efforts at the removal of a foreign body that never was present. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
Write down all of your symptoms (headache, hoarse voice, rash, etc.), then switch entirely to fragrance-free products for at least one month (and put your old ones out of the house).
The singer screamed herself hoarse.
His voice has taken on a hoarse note, a rough edge which hints at a time - not so long ago - when his own candle guttered, flickered and somehow didn't blow out.
Her voice was hoarse and she was very weak, for she could barely lift her arms to hug me.
‘Waaaayne… ‘Grandmother Eva began in her deep, hoarse and haggardly voice.
In laryngitis, there is hoarseness, pain, cough and difficulty speaking.
He looked fearfully at his sleeping companion, waited to hear the regular breathing, then dropped his voice to a hoarse panting. MAN'S LOVING FAMILY
Using sophisticated examinations, the researchers found that the obese individuals exhibited several distinct modifications in voice feature, including hoarseness, murmuring, vocal instability, altered jitter and shimmer, and reduced maximum phonation times as well the presence of voice strangulation at the end of emission. Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » The Voice of Obesity
Her eyes widened and she wanted to scream, but her throat was suddenly dry and only a hoarse croak escaped her throat.
He winced as if the words were somehow painful, and when he spoke, it was in a hoarse croak.
The performances can be a little hoarse - a certain tonal refulgence is lacking here - but they don't get in the way of the music.
Still hoarse, she was pale but calm, her expression resolute rather than afraid. Shameless
My hands flung behind my back and I leapt backward as the deep, hoarse voice spoke.
Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
The hoarse grating sound of the saw, the whistling of the plane, and the stroke of the mallet denoted the presence of the carpenter; and the sharper clink of a hammer told of old Fogy, the family "milliner," being at work; but it was not on millinery Fogy was now employed, though neither was it legitimate tinker's work. Handy Andy, Volume 2 — a Tale of Irish Life
Next minute she was leaning against a goal-post, trembling with the violence of her effort, while the High School hoorayed itself hoarse in the joy of the hard-won victory. The Luckiest Girl in the School
Then MacNair bellowed a hoarse order, and the firing ceased, and the Indians bound the prisoners with thongs of _babiche_. The Gun-Brand
At the sound of the snapping fingers and his hoarse-voiced "abracadabra," a dirty pot of hot and greasy stew came into existence. The Sky Is Falling
Ay," they chorused hoarsely between their chattering teeth. A Raid on the Oyster Pirates
A shout -- it was a hoarse, inarticulate cry; a swift, maddened scrutiny that searched the sodden scene of the ambush; then he was down beside the mare, calling her name heartbrokenly, his arms around her neck, his face against her warm, wet, velvet hide. Heart of the Sunset
He didn't speak for a while, and when he did, his voice was somewhat hoarse.
He rode hurriedly from the battlefield and returned to the Shevardino knoll, where he sat on his campstool, his sallow face swollen and heavy, his eyes dim, his nose red, and his voice hoarse, involuntarily listening, with downcast eyes, to the sounds of firing. War and Peace
A party which betrayed the trust of its coalition partner for petty political gains is expected to cry hoarse over the perfect harmony between the two coalition partners, said Mr. Vakil while adding that present coalition has blessings of AICC President Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and would complete its term effectively. Mufti In power, demanded troops for fighting militancy in Kashmir: Congress
There she was waiting in the cheap old Trago Mills cat box held together with baler twine, little hoarse pathetic yowl. A day at the vets...if you hate cats, skip this one
The old man's breathing was becoming more irregular, reduced only to hoarse rasps.
The Great Blue cawed hoarsely and stood on one leg in a fishing meditation. Brenda Peterson: Why I Still Want To Be Left Behind
She shouted herself hoarse[Sentencedict], cheering on the team.
He heard a hoarse croak and turned to his side.
There's that bloomin 'compreesant come again!" exclaimed a hoarse voice; and, sure enough, a light similar to the one that had hung at the crossjack yard-arm now floated upon the end of the upper maintopsail-yard. Stories by English Authors: the Sea
Angela's voice was hoarse, and barely about a whisper as she reached out her hand to us.
Occasionally, patients may present with rapid onset of hoarseness of voice similar to that encountered in acute viral laryngitis.
She might simply never have been there at all, never crooked her fingers in midair when we made love, never called exhortations against my neck, never uttered hoarse cries for the light to be switched on … Finally I couldn't stand it and walked through the drizzle to the pub. The Vatican Rip
His voice dropped to a hoarse whisper.
We stood around down by St Mary's church slugging back bottles of beer and singing ‘There is an Isle’ until we were hoarse with it.
You've cheated me!" said Bai with a kind of parched hoarseness, as though her throat had been rubbed raw. Spirit Gate
It is uncircumcised, unevangelical; it is as nocturnally hoarse as the screech of a gull, or it fades away like a blessing on the lips of a mute. On Teens, and the Fact Their Writing Sucks « Whatever
His voice is extremely charming, though it has a distinct croak (that can hardly be called husky or hoarse) that is rather fascinating. Molly Bawn
chack" two or three times repeated, then subdued barks like those of a distressed puppy, followed by hoarse "mews" and other sounds suggesting almost any creature rather than one in feathers. A Bird-Lover in the West
I battle against the crying of babies and the shouts of toddlers and end up screaming and shouting myself hoarse.
And in defluxions upon the throat, from which are formed hoarseness, cynanche, crysipelas, and pneumonia, all these have at first saltish, watery, and acrid discharges, and with these the diseases gain strength. On Ancient Medicine
Problems with phonation included 1 case with a breathy voice, 12 cases with persistent hoarseness , and total recovery in the remaining 13 cases. CONCLUSION: Laryngeal trauma is unusual.
My voice was croaky, slightly hoarse, but he heard it.
But she grew pale, her eyes became peculiarly brilliant, her voice took a lower key, and lost a kind of hoarseness it had in the past. The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker
Hoarseness could imply breathiness, roughness, voice breaks, or unnatural pitch changes.
And in defluxions upon the throat, from which are formed hoarseness, cynanche, crysipelas, and pneumonia, all these have at first saltish, watery, and acrid discharges, and with these the diseases gain strength. On Ancient Medicine
My hoarse croak was in complete odds with her, happy, sedated voice.
- It appears that this flu produces a distinctive "hoarseness" in many victims. BONJOUR L'ESTONIE
The Zemu continued an impetuous muddy torrent, whose hoarse voice, mingled with the deep grumbling noise* [The dull rumbling noise thus produced is one of the most singular phenomena in these mountains, and cannot fail to strike the observer. Himalayan Journals — Complete
They handed icy bottled water to the men to quench their thirst and soothe their hoarse throats. Times, Sunday Times
They handed icy bottled water to the men to quench their thirst and soothe their hoarse throats. Times, Sunday Times
She addressed the crowds until she was hoarse. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain
As she recognized the hoarse voice, a new sort of terror now gripped her heart.
Arhen yelped, but his hoarse voice prevented him from saying anything above a whisper.
If you call straining a man's throat until he's hoarse, hailing, I believe I did. Jack Tier; Or, the Florida Reef
The men huzzaed hoarsely -- the horses neighed -- the mules hinnied -- and, in a few moments more, men, mules, and horses, were kneeling by a crystal streamlet, and drinking deeply of its sweet and refreshing waters. The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness
A former gospel choirgirl, Staton cultivated her scratchy moan during her years at Muscle Shoals (1969-73, collected here for the first time on CD) by intentionally singing herself hoarse every night.
Her name swelled from his hoarse shout against her neck as he buried his face in her shoulder. Strategic Engagement
Then suddenly, in a slightly hoarse and off-key voice, he sang the lullaby that Mom used to sing to me.
Lion-dogs - immense mastiffs with the solid bodies of Rottweilers but the matted coats and lion ruffs of chows - were staked outside these tents, barking themselves hoarse.
But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse - a little roopy was his exact expression - and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned. David Copperfield
I have a lad driving the oxen with a goad, who is now hoarse because of the cold and from shouting.
Portia is afraid she is going to be hoarse," announced another "supe" importantly. Betty Wales Senior
`Excuse me,' he said hoarsely
March 19th, 2010 at 12: 10 pm tombaker says: hey all, how are my fave righty doodywackers doing today?? all red-eyed and hoarse from chalkdust and screaming?? Think Progress » Rep. Paul Broun: The ramifications of health reform will be like ‘the Great War of Yankee Aggression.’
And his ill-shaped mouth fell apart, and a glairy foam lay on his lips, and his breath came hoarse and noisy. The Invisible Man
Side effects include difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, sore throat and hoarseness.
Dear brother," said the old lady, "ye'll cry yoursell as hoarse as a corbie -- is that the way to skreigh when there's a sick person in the house? The Antiquary — Complete
Mouth, sir; mouth!" till they were hoarse, the Angelic Doctor never perceived the unmeaningness of his proverb. Collections and Recollections
Hoarseness is an inevitable part of laryngitis, which is the inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx, or voice box. THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE
Results All three patients had symptoms of otalgia, hoarse voice and nasal bridge pit, while their entry causes at admission were anemia, renal function failure and chest pain respectively.
It is unlikely that you will experience any problems after the test other than a mild sore throat, hoarseness, cough, or muscle aches.
A couched spear of acuminated granite rested by him while at his feet reposed a savage animal of the canine tribe whose stertorous gasps announced that he was sunk in uneasy slumber, a supposition confirmed by hoarse growls and spasmodic movements which his master repressed from time to time by tranquilising blows of a mighty cudgel rudely fashioned out of paleolithic stone. Ulysses
His hoarse voice was quickly identified.
(suspectable), occasionally and alternatively used by husband when having writing to do in connection with equitable druids and friendly or other societies through periods of dire want with comparative plenty (thunderburst, ravishment, dissolution and providentiality) to a sofa allbeit of hoarsehaar with Amodicum cloth, hired payono, still playing off, used by the youngsters for czurnying out oldstrums, three bedrooms upastairs, of which one with fireplace (aspectable), with greenhouse in prospect (par-ticularly perspectable). Finnegans Wake
Her voice hoarse, she conceded some weariness from the lengthy campaign, saying her decision to take off the Easter weekend had only allowed exhaustion to set in.
At last the former gradually subsided, and the latter, obeying the retreating tide, rolled away in hoarse murmurs. The Scottish Chiefs
“In the name of Merlin and Maugis,” answered a hoarse, disagreeable voice, “tie up your fourfooted demon there, or I come not at you.” The Talisman
At first she thought the hoarse plea had tumbled from her own lips, giving substance to her fears, but as Gerard's powerful hands used all the gentleness at their disposal to coax her knees apart, she realized the entreaty was his own, offered without a trace of apology. Thief Of Hearts
Strangely, in spite of all the throat pain, hoarseness and loss of voice are not common.
`horse' and `hoarse' are homophonous words
I talked, while the light described its slow passage across the floor I talked, until my voice was hoarse and my throat felt raw from its fight with the Rris gutturals.
“There are a range of other features such as hoarseness, roughness, breathiness of the voice, which have to do with the airflow over the vocal chords, and these all combine to make our voices distinctive.” Woman Unable To Recognise Voices Gives New Insights Into The Human Brain | Impact Lab
Toward night they would assemble in restless groups and fill the echoing gorge with their hoarse, savage cries. Indiana
Deep within a nest cavity near the top of the tree, the pair's two chicks uttered hoarse coos, begging for food.
It had not escaped him that his opponent was breathing in short, hoarse gasps, like a man who is dizzy with fatigue. The White Company
In a hoarse voice worn from the busiest campaign since his election, President Barack Obama warned an estimated crowd of 35,000 on Ohio State's campus tonight that Wall Street values will govern the country if Republicans regain power in the upcoming mid-term election. Obama Stumps To Estimated 35,000 At Ohio State
I tried to sound in control and normal but all I could manage were hoarse croaks.
It was equally uncertain whether the principal female singer would be sufficiently recovered from the influenza to make her appearance; Mr. Harleigh, the MASANIELLO of the night, was hoarse, and rather unwell, in consequence of the great quantity of lemon and sugar – candy he had eaten to improve his voice; and two flutes and a violoncello had pleaded severe colds. Sketches by Boz
She shouted herself hoarse, cheering on the team.
His aged voice was hoarse, slow and soothing, a fatherly sound that Alsonte found foreign.
The telephone operator got a hoarse voice from working for too long.
Some consistent clinical findings are nonproductive cough, low-grade fever, sore throat and hoarseness.
That is a touch beyond the ear or the hand of Fletcher: a chord sounded from Apollo's own harp after a somewhat hoarse and reedy wheeze from the scrannel-pipe of a lesser player than Pan. A Study of Shakespeare
His voice was hoarse with anxiety.
Kari recognized that it was her father's hoarse voice from the left side of the room.
Half dreaming, half awake, the hunter heard his hoarse, great-hearted hound.
Hoarseness is very common in the winter season.
And doctors are told that and steroids or antibiotics given are not recommendation recommended for hoarseness.
But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarse-a little roopy was his exact expression-and it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned. David Copperfield
His beard grew in tufts; his face was in one wrinkle; his voice was hoarse with rage. The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel
My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
They continued to run as she spoke, and her voice hoarsened. Renegade's Magic
The baby was screaming itself hoarse.
Smoking hoarsens your throat.
Then, suddenly overclouding all his features, he growled in a hoarsened rasping voice as he hewed again vigorously at the loaf: — Ulysses
Okay, he was no doubt seven feet tall, had a hoarse voice, a dirty, stubbly chin and a big loaded machine gun; he scared me. Blonde, Black and Blood Red
Mary placed the muzzle against his forehead and when she spoke, her voice was hoarse and sounded strangely foreign to herself.
Some were outraged by his "hoarseness" during a recent radio interview that followed a night of socialising with party colleagues. The Economist: Correspondent's diary
Rudolph declared his own intention to remain on guard the whole night; and as he was equally remarkable for vigilance as for strength and courage, the external watch was considered as safely provided for, it being settled that, in case of any sudden rencounter, the deep and hoarse sound of the Swiss bugle should be the signal for sending support to the patrolling party. Anne of Geierstein
Results All three patients had symptoms of otalgia, hoarse voice and nasal bridge pit, while their entry causes at admission were anemia, renal function failure and chest pain respectively.
Side effects of VNS therapy are usually mild, such as hoarseness, coughing and tickling in the throat and usually diminish over time. Berks county news
The words came in hoarse, croaked, suppressed accents, with a separation of the hands, and an upthrow of the head and projecting cars which had such a comical look of being crushed beneath the weight of the battened-down cap. Through Russia
He threw his head back and opened his mouth and the laughter came up in hoarse, loud hoots. Soldiers of Misfortune
Gertie asked in a hoarse, guttural voice, choked like that of a swimmer just risen free of a crushing wave, her glance still searching the living room as she repeated “Huh?” the word loud, as if between her and Mrs. Anderson there were long distances filled with walls and waves of tumultuous sound through which voices could not carry. The Dollmaker
But if the summer is parched and northerly, but the autumn rainy and southerly, headache and sphacelus of the brain are likely to occur; and in addition hoarseness, coryza, coughs, and in some cases, consumption. On Airs, Waters, And Places
"Oh, no, you don't, you old besom. You aren't getting rid of me that easily," Glory gasped at last, her voice hoarse with misuse.
Persistent stuttering and vocal-quality problems such as hoarseness, breathiness, or raspiness may require a medical evaluation.
There wasn't a sound except Kutebar's hoarse breathing, and then, from somewhere outside, very faint, came a distant sighing noise, like a sleepy night-bird, dying away into nothing. The Sky Writer
The voice was deep and gravelly as if the person had a sore throat and was hoarse.
Robespierre, on the extreme Left, with perhaps Petion and lean old Goupil, for the very Triumvirate has defalcated, are shrieking hoarse; drowned in Constitutional clamour. The French Revolution
As soon as she saw me, her naturally-big voice, more hoarsened by her ravings, broke upon me: O Mr. Belford! Clarissa Harlowe
His voice hoarse from a brewing head cold, he has gone from Oregon to Washington to California to Nevada. In search of approval for his party and himself
Children should not cry during the night though, because a duppy might steal the infant's voice, making it hoarse the next day.
At the end of the rope, she waved the lantern and called until her voice hoarsened. Dearly Beloved
Did they not wonder of the glow a million, million cinders make in the hoarse screams of night? Beneath the Light of an Exploding City
There were couples dancing in the upper terraces, rows of drunk bros in ball caps with fists extended, shouting themselves hoarse, and lots of selfies being taken.
The cozy empathy of those loopy, repetitive guitars and xylophones envelops you, wraps you in tenderness, gives you the quiet strength to face all the hoarse pain of the world again.
Maybe it was the tinny glint from the knife or the sound of her hoarse whimpers but something made him act.
His voice was hoarse and his unkempt head only added to its grewsome quality. Sister Carrie
When we had rowed a little further, we discerned it to be a man riding upon a hencoop, who, seeing us approach, pronounced with a hoarse voice, “D — n your bloods! why did you not answer when I hailed?” The Adventures of Roderick Random
Sundew in toxical quantities, developed hoarseness, with expectoration of yellow mucus from the throat and upper lungs, as well as a hacking cough, and loss of flesh, this combination of symptoms closely resembling the form of tubercular consumption which begins in the throat, and extends mischievously to the lungs. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
This foreshadowing of the Messiah's coming brought a hoarse howl from the Sticks as they leaped to their feet. The Sun of the Wolf
They scanned the ocean in silence, with just the hoarse cries of a few black-backed gulls wheeling overhead on dawn patrol. AMAGANSETT
He was too excited and roared himself hoarse.
Her voice was slightly hoarse from the firewater and recent awakening.
May 17th, 2004 my throat is hoarse from screaming "woohoo May 17th, 2004
Cough, hoarseness, stridor, and wheezing may occur because of disintegration of the airway cartilages.
Half dreaming, half awake, the hunter heard his hoarse, great-hearted hound.
The symptoms are the same as normal flu, although it has been discovered that swine flu causes a distinctive "hoarseness" in many victims. Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
Hoarseness and aphonia are common as well as a low-grade fever.
He said hoarsely under his breath, `I've wanted this all my life... `Then, taking a grip on himself, he assumed his usual heartiness. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
A hoarse voice is the first complaint of a person with a problem in the voice box.
Speaking at an abnormal or uncomfortable pitch can lead to hoarse voice.
It was the sound of a big man clearing his throat; and just then a hoarse, untuneful voice broke into singing.
If your hoarse voice does not recover after two weeks then seek medical attention.
She whispers something like Are you close baby? in a hoarse chain-smoker whisper. Monkeytown excerpt 3
The noises were no longer sharp screams or hoarse coughs, but a kind of jabbering jargon, as if the apes were engaged in a family confabulation. The Castaways
When the voice spoke, it was a hoarse croak, thunderous and deep.
But he said he had observed I was sometimes hoarsea little roopy was his exact expressionand it should be, every drop, devoted to the purpose he had mentioned. VII. My “First Half” at Salem House
The roped calf was up instantly, bawling hoarsely, shaking his head.
Jack has been hallowing and is making all the noises he can think of, till he has got a cold too and is I suppose so hoarse that he cannot [word obscured by seal] so he, very prudently, holds his tongue. Letter 322
She addressed the crowds until she was hoarse. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain
` ` Dear brother, '' said the old lady, ` ` ye'll cry yoursell as hoarse as a corbie --- is that the way to skreigh when there's a sick person in the house? '' The Antiquary
Lari's voice was hoarse and weak, like she had been sleeping for a week.
Rachel moved with a hoarse cry, groping blindly for support, trying to reach the sofas, shaking like a leaf.
The hubbub mounts, then, in an ever softening smorzando, peels away like sonar panty hose when an elderly man, a senior vice-president at Merrill Lynch, climbs precariously atop a table and croaks the announcement, in a hoarse old voice, that the Nikkei has opened sharply lower, yet not as low as many had feared, and that it shows signs of stabilizing. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas

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