hoarse
/hɔːs/adjective
उच्चारण हॉर्स
(आवाज़) बैठी हुई, भारी, फटी हुई
Core word
- 1
(of a person or voice) sounding rough and unpleasant, especially because of a sore throat or a lot of shouting
(आवाज़) बैठी हुई, भारी, फटी हुई
- After cheering all evening, his voice was hoarse.
- Radhika had a cold and could only speak in a hoarse whisper.
- The teacher sounded hoarse after talking all day.
+ 2 more examples
- He shouted himself hoarse at the cricket match.
- A hoarse cry came from the crowd.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
hoarse (adjective, predicative or attributive)
Hoarse describes a rough, weak voice; it can come before a noun or after be, sound or become.
'Hoarse' कर्कश, कमज़ोर आवाज़ का वर्णन करता है; यह noun से पहले या be, sound, become के बाद आ सकता है।
- She gave a hoarse whisper.
- His voice sounded hoarse after the match.
be / get / become hoarse
Use these verbs to say the voice has changed because of illness or too much shouting.
बीमारी या ज़्यादा चिल्लाने से आवाज़ बदल जाने को बताने के लिए इन क्रियाओं का प्रयोग होता है।
- The teacher got hoarse from calling out the roll.
- I became hoarse after cheering for the whole match.
shout / talk / cry yourself hoarse
This pattern means to shout or talk so long that the voice goes rough.
इस पैटर्न का अर्थ इतनी देर चिल्लाना या बोलना है कि आवाज़ बैठ जाए।
- The fans shouted themselves hoarse at the stadium.
- Radhika talked herself hoarse trying to explain the sum.
hoarse with + cause
With introduces the feeling or condition that makes the voice rough.
'With' उस भावना या स्थिति को जोड़ता है जिससे आवाज़ कर्कश होती है।
- His voice was hoarse with emotion.
- She was hoarse with cold.
+Collocations 4
hoarse + noun
voicewhispercrylaughcoughshout
- A hoarse cough kept him awake all night.
verb + hoarse
soundbecomegrowshout yourselftalk yourself
- The speaker grew hoarse towards the end of the long speech.
adverb + hoarse
slightlyverya littlepainfullycompletely
- The singer was slightly hoarse during the rehearsal.
cause of being hoarse
a colda sore throatshoutingsmokedust
- A sore throat left her hoarse on the day of the debate.
“More examples 6
- After the cricket match, my voice was so hoarse that I could hardly speak.
क्रिकेट मैच के बाद मेरी आवाज़ इतनी बैठ गई थी कि मैं मुश्किल से बोल पा रहा था।
- The doctor told Radhika to rest her hoarse throat for two days.
डॉक्टर ने राधिका को दो दिन तक अपने बैठे हुए गले को आराम देने को कहा।
- The old watchman answered in a hoarse voice from the dark.
बूढ़े चौकीदार ने अँधेरे में से भर्राई आवाज़ में उत्तर दिया।
- Slogans were shouted until the crowd was hoarse.
नारे तब तक लगाए गए जब तक भीड़ की आवाज़ बैठ न गई।
- Polluted air in the city often makes children hoarse.
शहर की प्रदूषित हवा अक्सर बच्चों की आवाज़ को भर्रा देती है।
- He gave a hoarse laugh and walked out of the room.
वह भर्राई हँसी हँसा और कमरे से बाहर चला गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The teacher shouted herself hoarsely.
✓ The teacher shouted herself hoarse.
After shout yourself, an adjective is needed, not an adverb.
'Shout yourself' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ His voice became hoarsely after the speech.
✓ His voice became hoarse after the speech.
Become is followed by an adjective, not an adverb.
'Become' के बाद adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Hoarse and husky both describe rough voices, but one suggests illness or strain and the other a deep, pleasant roughness.
दोनों शब्द खुरदरी आवाज़ बताते हैं, पर एक में बीमारी या थकान का भाव है और दूसरे में गहरी, सुहावनी खुरदराहट का।
A rough, weak voice, usually from illness, shouting or strong feeling.
प्रायः बीमारी, चिल्लाने या तीव्र भावना से कर्कश, कमज़ोर आवाज़।
- He was hoarse after the long speech.
A deep, slightly rough voice that is often attractive.
गहरी, हल्की खुरदरी आवाज़ जो प्रायः आकर्षक होती है।
- The singer had a husky voice.
◇Word family
?Which word?
Do not confuse hoarse (rough-voiced) and horse (the animal), which sound the same in British English.
Hoarse (बैठी हुई आवाज़) और horse (घोड़ा) में भ्रम न करें, British English में दोनों का उच्चारण एक जैसा है।