0 (of a voice or a person) having a rough voice, often because of a sore throat or a cold:
1 (of a voice) sounding weak and not very well controlled, often because it has been used too much or the speaker has a cold:
He was hoarse from shouting.
The children, believing ' through ignorance ' and ' with sincerity ', that a man would appear, would shout until hoarse.
At the beginning of the fifth act, he was already so hoarse that he could scarcely be heard.
He (she) is out of breath and hoarse.
He began an acting career, but this was chronically jeopardised by his repeatedly becoming hoarse on stage.
Although a hoarse vocal quality is part of the syndrome profile, this deficiency would not be expected to interfere with overall intelligibility.
Their voices hoarse and shrill like that of a jack-daw, their mouths open like a shark.
Williams syndrome patients have prominent lip and hoarse voice, and although most have mental deficiency, they are generally outgoing.
Lennox's voice is hoarse and the song sung almost on a monotone.