Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Raucous; hoarse; harsh sounding.

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Examples

  • Dans un cri rauque il monte où n’atteint pas le vent,

    Le Sommeil du Condor 1920

  • "Assez de cette éternelle voix rauque," said Ciccio, looking round.

    The Lost Girl 1907

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