ˈhōrs ə n, ˈhȯr-, ˈhōəs-, ˈhȯ(ə)s- verb
( hoarsened ; hoarsened ; hoarsening -s( ə )niŋ ; hoarsens )
transitive verb
: to make hoarse
it agitated their bodies and hoarsened their voices — Walter O'Meara
intransitive verb
: to become hoarse
the deep voice hoarsened — E.C.Marston