Definition of Hoarsened

1. Verb. (past of hoarsen) ¹

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Definition of Hoarsened

1. hoarsen [v] - See also: hoarsen

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hoarsened

hoarfrosts
hoarhead
hoarheads
hoarhound
hoarhounds
hoarier
hoariest
hoarily
hoariness
hoarinesses
hoaring
hoars
hoarse
hoarsely
hoarsen
hoarsened (current term)
hoarseness
hoarsenesses
hoarsening
hoarsens
hoarser
hoarsest
hoarstone
hoarstones
hoary
hoary alison
hoary alyssum
hoary golden bush
hoary marmot
hoary marmots

Literary usage of Hoarsened

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Daniel Deronda by George Eliot (1876)
"The last words had a perceptible irony in their hoarsened tone. "But though you had accustomed yourself to write in Hebrew, few, surely, ..."

2. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1894)
"... it is not likely you can teach them anything.' He touched a truth there." The last words had a perceptible irony in their hoarsened tone. ..."

3. George William Curtis by Edward Cary (1894)
"At the Burns festival in Troy I led off Auld Lang Syne at four in the morning and hoarsened my voice. March 2, '59. I am glad you succeeded in amusing your ..."

4. Life of John Boyle O'Reilly by James Jeffrey Roche, Mary Murphy O'Reilly (1891)
"The fierce sun glares on the clouds of dust and battle- smoke, The hoarsened soldiers choke in the blinding heat. Muley the King is afield, but sick to the ..."

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