English Explanatory Dictionary

hoarse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.
verb
  1. To utter hoarsely; to croak.
noun
  1. Obsolete spelling of horse.

Pronunciation

hôs /hɔːs/ hôrs en-us-hoarse.ogg hōrs /hoː(ə)ɹs/ /hoəs/

Word forms

hoarse hoarser hoarsest hoarses hoarsing hoarsed

Etymology

From Middle English hors, hos, from Old English hās, *hārs, from Proto-Germanic *haisaz, *haisraz, akin to Old Norse háss (West Norse) and heiss (East Norse) (whence Icelandic hás, Norwegian Nynorsk hås, Norwegian Bokmål hes and Swedish hes).

Derived words

hoarse as a crow hoarsely hoarsen hoarseness horse-hoarse merger
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