husky
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈhʌski/
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- Her voice changed, no longer innocently girl-like but more the throaty chanteuse, husky and full of vibrato.
I got that Husky morning voice and it's time for coffee.
- I got that Husky morning voice and it's time for coffee.
- Because the name is the thing, he said in his shy, soft, Husky voice, and the true name is the true thing.
- Yes, said a great Husky, hissing voice.
Examples
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Her voice was low and somewhat husky, like the owl's that had challenged him.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Though her words weren't slurred, her voice was husky, and her speech seemed a bit thick."
Fiction book (1995) -
Her voice was low and husky, nothing like the voice of the woman on the phone.
Fiction book (1991) -
If the others heard her husky, subdued voice, they gave no sign of it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her voice is low, dark, and husky, clear and bodiless like most dancers'.
Academic text (1994) -
Carol Ann says, her voice a husky tenor, that he is even now taking to memory.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her voice, lowered, had the husky whisper of a brush on metal.
Fiction book (1990) -
The voice on the telephone, husky and oddly cadenced, was saying, "This is Alice Williams."
Fiction book (1991) -
"And what did Nathan say to that?" Now Melissa laughed, a low, husky sound of delight.
Fiction book (1990) -
After shouting at the concert, I woke up the next morning with a husky voice.
Synonyms
25
3.4
A rough voice that sounds strained from a sore throat or shouting
16
5.7
A rough, low voice or way of acting that sounds unfriendly
13
5.8
A rough, harsh voice or sound that feels unpleasant to hear
7
6.1
A low, deep sound that comes from the throat
Antonyms
Compounds
How Hoarse
Surface Forms
Etymology
Husky for a low, rough voice likely comes from the idea of something large and coarse in the throat. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a big husky dog with a deep, rough bark; that's why a husky voice is 'deep' and 'a little hoarse'.