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  • adjective comparative form of husky: more husky

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Examples

  • “Hey, you,” he whispered into my ear, his voice huskier than usual.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • “Hey, you,” he whispered into my ear, his voice huskier than usual.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • Funny how Fred celebrates how Reagan told Americans they could have whatever they wanted, then objects when those of a huskier hue took him up on it.

    Matthew Yglesias » FDR, Reagan and Our Current Predicament 2009

  • Anyone tell you that you look like Skeletor's huskier older brother on a horse, on his way to the Golden Corral buffet, where you will try to get a free meal because your brother is a celebrity, but they reject you?

    Happy International Raistlin Majere Day! 2010

  • “Hey, you,” he whispered into my ear, his voice huskier than usual.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • Few singers are as good at buildup as Kelis, especially as her breathy coo seems to get huskier and more shaded with age.

    Album review: Kelis, "Flesh Tone" Sean Fennessey 2010

  • I mean, you should probably leave it on, she said, her voice sounding even huskier as she stopped him by grabbing both of his wrists.

    Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010

  • I mean, you should probably leave it on, she said, her voice sounding even huskier as she stopped him by grabbing both of his wrists.

    Dragon Warrior Janet Chapman 2010

  • It is, by the way, very worth noting that LaMontane's voice has been described as raspy, gravelly and a huskier, sandpaper version of Van Morrison.

    Ellen Sterling: Ray LaMontagne: Digging Deep And Doing What He Does 2010

  • It is, by the way, very worth noting that LaMontane's voice has been described as raspy, gravelly and a huskier, sandpaper version of Van Morrison.

    Ellen Sterling: Ray LaMontagne: Digging Deep And Doing What He Does 2010

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