hoarse

  • 71croak — I. verb Etymology: Middle English croken, of imitative origin Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. a. to make a deep harsh sound b. to speak in a hoarse throaty voice 2. grumble 1 3. slang die …

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  • 72Folklore (Album 16 Horsepower) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Folklore (album). Folklore Album par 16 Horsepower Sortie 6 août 2002 Genre(s) …

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  • 73Folklore (album 16 horsepower) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Folklore (album). Folklore Album par 16 Horsepower Sortie 6 août 2002 Genre(s) …

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  • 74guttural — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. throaty, rasping, husky, hoarse. See roughness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. throaty, hoarse, gruff, rough, grating, harsh, rasping, glottal, deep, sepulchral, growling, thick, inarticulate. Ant.… …

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  • 75harsh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. acrimonious, ungenial, severe, rough, ungracious; sharp, sour; discordant, hoarse, grating; brutal, heartless, cruel; austere, stern; rigorous, hard. See discourtesy, discord, severity,… …

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  • 76raucous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. harsh, grating, rasping, hoarse, strident. See loudness. Ant., quiet, smooth talking. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Harsh] Syn. strident, rough, grating, hoarse, loud, gruff, dissonant, jarring,… …

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  • 77rasping — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. hoarse, grating, grinding; see harsh 1 , hoarse , raucous 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Disagreeable to the sense of hearing: dry, grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, raspy, raucous, rough, scratchy, squawky,… …

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  • 78throaty — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. husky, hoarse, deep; see hoarse . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. hoarse, guttural, husky, gravel voiced, raspy, whiskey voiced. ANT.: squeaky, high pitched …

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  • 79Loquacity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Loquacity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 loquacity loquacity loquaciousness Sgm: N 1 talkativeness talkativeness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 garrulity garrulity Sgm: N 1 multiloquence multiloquence much speaking GRP …

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  • 80raucous — (adj.) 1769, from L. raucus hoarse, related to ravus hoarse, from PIE echoic base *reu make hoarse cries (Cf. Skt. rayati barks, ravati roars; Gk. oryesthai to howl, roar; L. racco a roar; O.C.S. rjevo …

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