Synset

deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
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gruff

hoarse

husky

sample sentences

"gruff voices"
"the dog's gruff barking"
"hoarse cries"
"makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson