What does hoarsely mean?
Hoarsely means With a dry, harsh voice..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
With a dry, harsh voice..
She spoke hoarsely because of her cough.
`Say, hast thou seen enough!' `I have looked on beauty, and I am blinded,' I said hoarsely, lifting my hand to cover up my eyes.
I hope that my philosopher may yet walk on the hills with me, if only for the sake of the love I bear the green valleys; and when I see the great stream passing silently from translucent pool to pool, overhung by rowans and sun-warmed rocks, I shall be glad to think that I have walked on the heights where it was gathered and drawn, and that I have heard it talk hoarsely to itself, cold and uncomforted, among the bleak and dripping stones.
"Where do you keep your cash, bub?" asked Idris hoarsely. His American was better than Hassan's English.
Use hoarsely when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hoarsely means With a dry, harsh voice..
Common synonyms include huskily.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
She spoke hoarsely because of her cough.
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