hoarseness

/'hɔ:snis/

Thân thiện

A singer drinks warm tea to soothe her hoarseness.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A rough, harsh quality of the voice, typically due to a sore throat or illness: "Hoarseness" refers to the condition of having a voice that is not clear or smooth, often sounding rough, strained, or lower in pitch than usual. It is commonly caused by irritation or inflammation of the vocal cords.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • His hoarseness made it difficult to understand him over the phone.
  • The singer canceled the concert due to severe hoarseness.
  • A common symptom of laryngitis is hoarseness.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a touch of hoarseness": to have a slight or mild case of a rough voice.
  • After cheering at the game all night, she woke up with a touch of hoarseness.

Variants and Related Words

• Hoarse (adj): having a rough, harsh voice.
  • She was hoarse from shouting.
• Hoarsely (adv): in a hoarse manner.
  • He whispered hoarsely.

Synonyms

• Huskyness: a similar rough, low quality of voice.
• Raspiness: a grating, harsh sound in the voice.

Related Phrases

• To lose one's voice: to become unable to speak, often starting with hoarseness.
  • I cheered so much I almost lost my voice; now I just have hoarseness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a throaty harshness

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gruffness
• huskiness