Huskiness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being husky. countable, uncountable

    "I strove vainly to force my fingers down on the triggers, and vainly I strove to say something. "Why don't you shoot?" he asked. I cleared my throat of a huskiness which prevented speech."

  2. 2
    a throaty harshness wordnet
  3. 3
    the property of being big and strong wordnet

Synonyms

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beefbrawncacophonycoarsenessdiscorddryness

Example

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"I strove vainly to force my fingers down on the triggers, and vainly I strove to say something. "Why don't you shoot?" he asked. I cleared my throat of a huskiness which prevented speech."

Etymology

From husky + -ness.

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