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HOARSELY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a hoarse or husky voice
Example:
'Excuse me,' he said hoarsely
Synonyms:
hoarsely; huskily
Classified under:
Pertainym:
hoarse (deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion)
Context examples:
The first struck Felton on the target with such force as to split it from side to side, but Sir William's lance crashed through the camail which shielded the Spaniard's throat, and he fell, screaming hoarsely, to the ground.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I know it,” I said hoarsely.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
"Go on," said Harker hoarsely; so he bowed his head and moistening his lips with his tongue, added: "except that the poor fellow is dead."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“I think there’s been foul play,” said Poole, hoarsely.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He hopped and bobbed clumsily along on his injured ankle, throwing stones and screaming hoarsely at times; at other times hopping and bobbing silently along, picking himself up grimly and patiently when he fell, or rubbing his eyes with his hand when the giddiness threatened to overpower him.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Our own whistle was blowing hoarsely, and from time to time the sound of other whistles came to us from out of the fog.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
He came close to me and whispered hoarsely, with his mouth to my ear, as though fearing the very air might hear: It is here; I know it, now.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
"What can I do?" asked Arthur hoarsely.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
"Go on," said Arthur hoarsely. "Tell me what I am to do."
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
He bent low beside her as he spoke; she took his hand, and looking at him through her tears, said hoarsely:—No, I shall not forget, for it is well that I remember; and with it I have so much in memory of you that is sweet, that I take it all together.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
