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hoarsing

hoarsing is the present participle and gerund of hoarse.

Meaning of hoarse

Verb

hoarse (third-person singular simple present hoarses, present participle hoarsing, simple past and past participle hoarsed)

  1. (uncommon) To utter hoarsely; to croak.
    • "[...] Madame! Is—that—your—horse?!"
      "Ain't no horse!" she hoarses. "Thassa thuruly bred Great Dane!" The thuruly bred Great Dane's balls shine like big , bald onions as he squeezes to deposit 4 1⁄2 pounds of vitamin - enriched apcray near the lamp-post.1980, Leo Rosten, King Silky!, HarperCollins Children's Books

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Questions about hoarsing

What is hoarsing the present participle and gerund of?
Hoarsing is the present participle and gerund of hoarse.

Words near hoarsing in the dictionary

  1. hoarsening
  2. hoarsens
  3. hoarser
  4. hoarses
  5. hoarsest
  6. hoarsing
  7. hoarstone
  8. hoarstones
  9. hoarwithy
  10. hoary
  11. hoary bamboo rat

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