Hoarsen
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make or become hoarse. intransitive, transitive
"A canny business strategist who tends to express himself tersely — even more so now that his voice has been hoarsened by several strokes — he has rarely consented to interviews."
Example
More examples"A canny business strategist who tends to express himself tersely — even more so now that his voice has been hoarsened by several strokes — he has rarely consented to interviews."
Etymology
From hoarse + -en.
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