Having a dry, harsh tone to the voice, as a result of a sore throat, age, emotion, etc.

With a dry, harsh voice.

The quality of being hoarse, of having a dry harsh voice.

plural of hoarseness

(phonology) A phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/ to where the words horse and hoarse are homophones.

comparative form of hoarse: more hoarse

superlative form of hoarse: most hoarse

simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen

present participle of hoarsen

(transitive, intransitive) To make or become hoarse.