hoarseness
hoarseness — noun
1. a condition that makes your voice rough, scratchy, or weak, usually resulting fr
a condition that makes your voice rough, scratchy, or weak, usually resulting from a cold, throat irritation, or overusing your vocal cords
After cheering at the match, Joaquín woke up with a bad case of hoarseness.
cause: loud cheering leads to hoarseness
Vivek's hoarseness disappeared after he drank warm tea and rested his voice for a day.
remedy: rest and warm drinks
The teacher's hoarseness made it hard for students at the back to hear her.
Two weeks of hoarseness prompted Sofia's doctor to check her vocal cords with a small camera.
Kasia complained of hoarseness every morning after her weekly choir practice.
- raspiness
emphasises a more extreme, scraping quality in the voice
- croakiness
suggests a deep, frog-like sound; more informal
- roughness
a more general term for texture; not specific to voice
- clarity
used for a voice that is clear and easy to understand
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Describes a symptom, not a disease; often used with 'have', 'suffer from', or 'experience'. The adjective form is 'hoarse' (e.g. 'I feel hoarse').