- hoarsen
- verb (hoarsened; hoarsening) Date: 1748 transitive verb to make hoarse intransitive verb to become hoarse
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Hoarsen — Hoars en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoarsened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hoarsening}.] To make hoarse. [1913 Webster] I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice. Richardson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoarsen — [hôr′sən] vt., vi. to make or become hoarse … English World dictionary
hoarsen — hoarse ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a voice) rough and harsh. DERIVATIVES hoarsely adverb hoarsen verb hoarseness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
hoarsen — /hawr seuhn, hohr /, v.t., v.i. to make or become hoarse. [1740 50; HOARSE + EN1] * * * … Universalium
hoarsen — verb To make or become hoarse … Wiktionary
hoarsen — v. make hoarse; become hoarse … English contemporary dictionary
hoarsen — hoars·en … English syllables
hoarsen — hoars•en [[t]ˈhɔr sən, ˈhoʊr [/t]] v. t. v. i. ened, en•ing to make or become hoarse • Etymology: 1740–50 … From formal English to slang
hoarsen — /ˈhɔsən/ (say hawsuhn) verb (t) 1. to make hoarse. –verb (i) 2. to become hoarse. {hoars(e) + en1} …
hoarsen — ˈhōrsən, ˈhȯr , ˈhōəs , ˈhȯ(ə)s verb (hoarsened ; hoarsened ; hoarsening s(ə)niŋ ; hoarsens) transitive verb : to make hoarse it agitated their bodies and hoarsened their voices Walter O Meara intransitive verb : to become hoarse … Useful english dictionary
