Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being husky; dryness; roughness; hoarseness, as of the voice when affected by fatigue or emotion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being husky.
- noun Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
husky .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the property of being big and strong
- noun a throaty harshness
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Examples
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A French singer with a background in Gypsy and gospel music, Omac's voice recalls the kind popular in traditional Spanish music, one characterized by a huskiness that makes it sounds as if she's spent her life having noisy arguments and noisier orgasms, but containing a powerful, rapid-fire vibrato and capable of trumpet mimicry, an impressive party-trick talent.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Larissa Archer 2012
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There the huskiness was his, the triumphant smile was Marion's.
Dangerous Days Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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"Not to-night, Shon" (there was a kind of huskiness in the voice of the
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Not to-night, Shon" (there was a kind of huskiness in the voice of the
Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Complete Gilbert Parker 1897
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"Not to-night, Shon" (there was a kind of huskiness in the voice of the
Pierre and His People, [Tales of the Far North], Volume 3. Gilbert Parker 1897
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But always, he thought, he fooled himself with the thought, that his lustiness and huskiness would last, and, after he became High Admiral he could then have his pleasure.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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The Ancient Mariner ceased talking because of a huskiness in his throat, and a moisture from his eyes trickled down both cheeks.
CHAPTER XIII 2010
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He has closely studied Houston's singing habits for decades and first noticed deterioration and huskiness in the early '90s, when she developed nodules after abusing her voice.
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Her vocal quality has a twinge of huskiness and a lot of ping reminding us of Joan Baez's round, rich, feminine, yet stolid sound.
Sophia Dumaine: Lana Del Rey's Sound Is Both Vulnerable and Feisty Sophia Dumaine 2011
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McKellen also has the instinctive authority of a man used to being obeyed: he prowls round his living room like a tiger, greets his supplicants with lordly concern, and has the vocal huskiness that seems inseparable from Mafia bosses.
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