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“Hoarse” or “Horse”

hoarse / horse are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hoarse hh·AO·r·s

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

horse hh·AO·r·s

  • nounsolid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times.
  • nouna padded gymnastic apparatus on legs.
  • verbprovide with a horse or horses.
Usage

Examples in context

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“hoarse”

  • …his younger self did, his hoarse screeches sound better than ever".

“horse”

  • In the horse's death throes, Mann was thrown…
  • A local horse based at Laurel Park Racecourse,…
  • …El Nuevo Comandante, is a horse racing building located in Canóvanas,…
  • …Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in February at…
  • …which the defendant sent a horse to this railway station, to…
  • Among the native horses: Hurly Road (Triple Crown winner),…
  • …blade weapons, finials for tent-poles, horse gear, and small plaques and…
  • …later became landlord of the Horse and Trumpet Inn.
  • Brabançon horse, see Belgian (horse)
  • In 2006, her Arabian horse ruptured an aneurysm while she…

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