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hoarsen

[hawr-suhn, hohr-]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become hoarse.

hoarsen

/ ˈhɔːsən /

verb

  1. to make or become hoarse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoarsen1

First recorded in 1740–50; hoarse + -en 1
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Example Sentences

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—I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice, and roughen my character, to keep up with its puppily dancings.

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