Hoarseness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hoarseness \Hoarse"ness\, n.
     Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus
     collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of
     the cords.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hoarseness
       n : a throaty harshness [syn: {gruffness}, {huskiness}]