hoarse
part of speech
adjective (hoarse, hoarser, hoarsest)
meaning for a pupil
A hoarse voice sounds rough, deep and croaky, often because you have a sore throat, a cold, or have been shouting a lot. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, people become hoarse after cheering at a match, singing a lot or having a cold; resting the voice and drinking warm drinks helps. In stories, a hoarse whisper shows a character is ill, tired or scared. Phrases: shout yourself hoarse, a hoarse voice, a hoarse whisper, go hoarse.
examples
- I shouted myself hoarse at the football match. tree →
- Her voice was hoarse because she had a cold. tree →
- The teacher was hoarse by the end of the day. tree →
- «Help,» he said in a hoarse whisper. tree →
- After singing in the concert, the choir was hoarse. tree →
- Drink warm water and rest if your voice is hoarse. tree →
- Don’t you hear how hoarse I am? tree →
note
Homophone: «horse» (the animal) sounds the same — a hoarse horse has a croaky voice! Noun: hoarseness. Spelling: h-o-a-r-s-e.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «hoarse» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.