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hoarse
adjective
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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hoɹs
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adjective
Deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
“Gruff voices”
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Gruff voices
The dog's gruff barking
Hoarse cries
{'source': 'Virgil Thomson', 'text': 'makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky'}
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