transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯrs ]
adjective
( hoars·er ; hoars·est )
Etymology: Middle English hos, hors, probably from Old Norse * hārs, hāss; akin to Old English hās hoarse, Old High German heis
Date: before 12th century
1. : rough or harsh in sound : grating
a hoarse voice
2. : having a hoarse voice
shouted himself hoarse
• hoarse·ly adverb
• hoarse·ness noun