husky
/ˈhʌs.ki/
husky adjective: of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
Adjective
husky (comparative huskier, superlative huskiest)
- Of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
- Mr. Hyde was pale and dwarfish, he gave an impression of deformity without any nameable malformation, he had a displeasing smile, he had borne himself to the lawyer with a sort of murderous mixture of timidity and boldness, and he spoke with a husky, whispering and somewhat broken voice; all these...1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Search for Mr. Hyde”, in Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 25
- Her voice was boy-husky, sounding as though strained through some rough material ...1948, Truman Capote, Other Voices, Other Rooms, Part One, 1
- Burly, stout; sometimes as a modifier for boys' clothing sizes that fit a large waist or chest.
- You look like a good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard […]1910, Hamlin Garland, Other Main-Travelled Roads
- Word got around quickly that this plane, which has been flying since January, is bigger and huskier than our proposed C-5A […]1965, Popular Mechanics, September issue, page 22
- Abounding with husks; consisting of husks.
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
A husky harvest from the grudging ground.1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
- Some swains have sown before: but most have found
- Belligerent; hostile and uncooperative.
- “Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?”
“That’s as may be,” replied the captain.
“Oh, well, you have, I know that,” returned Long John. “You...1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
- “Well, here it is,” said Silver. “We want that treasure, and we’ll have it — that’s our point! You would just as soon save your lives, I reckon; and that’s yours. You have a chart, haven’t you?”
Noun (1)
husky (plural huskies)
- Any of several breeds of dogs used as sled dogs.
- The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia.2026 January 14, Ben Makuch, “White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026
- Synonyms:
- polar dog
Noun (2) capitalized: Husky
Husky (plural Huskies)
- An Eskimo person.
Proper noun capitalized: Husky
Husky
- Any of the languages of the Eskimo peoples.
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Husky.
husky meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
husky in Hindi
- हस्की, हुस्की
husky in Tamil
- உமிகொண்ட, உமியொத்த
husky in Marathi
- हस्की, हुस्की
husky in Urdu
- چھلکے دار, خشک
More languagesFewer languages
- husky in Bengali
- হুস্কি, হাস্কি
- husky in Telugu
- హస్కీ, హుస్కీ
- husky in Malayalam
- ഉമിയുള്ള, ഉമിപോലെ ഉണങ്ങിയ, തോലുകളയാത്ത
- husky in Kannada
- ಎಸ್ಕಿಮೊ ಜನರ ನಾಯಿ, ಹಿತವಲ್ಲದ, ಗಾರು ಧ್ವನಿಯ, ಗಂಟಲು ಒಡೆದ
- husky in Punjabi
- ਹੱਸਕੀ
- husky in Gujarati
- હસ્કી, હુસ્કી
- husky in Odia
- ହସ୍କି, ହୁସ୍କି, ହସ୍କୀ
- husky in Nepali
- हस्की, हुस्की
- husky in Malay
- huski
Examples of husky in a sentence
- His character was a husky taur with dark red fur.
- “You’ve kept me waiting, Jonas,” a woman complained in a low, husky voice.
- Used as a contact and alarm call, the muffled raab is like a muttered, husky quack.
Synonyms of husky
Forms of husky
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | huskier |
| superlative | huskiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | huskies |
| alternative form | huskie |
| plural | Huskies |
Origin of husky
From husk + -y; in relation to voice, from the sense "dry as a husk" or "tough as a husk".
Shortening of husky dog, where husky is ultimately from the same Old Montagnais root as Eskimo.
Ultimately related to Eskimo; see husky (“sled dog”) for more.
Words formed from husky
Phrases with husky
Words that rhyme with husky
Questions about husky
- What does husky mean?
- Husky means of a voice, hoarse and rough-sounding; throaty.
- What is husky in Hindi?
- Husky in Hindi is हस्की, हुस्की. See Husky meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is husky?
- Husky can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce husky?
- Husky is pronounced /ˈhʌs.ki/ (UK).
Words near husky in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: husky (page history and authors); Husky (page history and authors); husky (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); husky (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); husky (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); husky (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); husky (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); husky (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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