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English adjective: hoarse

1. hoarse deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion


SamplesGruff voices.
The dog's gruff barking.
Hoarse cries.
Makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky.


Synonymsgruff, husky


Similarcacophonic, cacophonous


Antonymseuphonious, euphonous









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