hoarsely
adverb/ˈhɔːsli/
/ˈhɔːrsli/
- if you speak hoarsely, your voice sounds rough and unpleasant, especially because you have a sore throat (= a painful throat because of an infection)Oxford Collocations DictionaryHoarsely is used with these verbs:
- mutter
- shout
- whisper
- …
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