hoarsen

American

[hawr-suhn, hohr-] / ˈhɔr sən, ˈhoʊr- /

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become hoarse.

hoarsen British

/ ˈhɔːsən /

verb

to make or become hoarse

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Etymology

Origin of hoarsen

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

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hoarsen

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

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 by Samuel Richardson

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