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noun

Huskiness n.

The state of being husky.

Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness of voice.

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Etymology of 'Huskiness'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Huskiness" Quotes from Famous Books

... There was no sign of decay or decaying; but all seemed to sleep. It was a French 'dead city.' But it surely lives and will live, by its remarkable bell tower, which at this moment is chiming away, with a melodious huskiness, its gay tunes, repeated every quarter of an hour, while as the hour comes round there breaks out ...

— A Day's Tour • Percy Fitzgerald

... huskiness in his voice as he added, "Nobody can know what it means to me—the blessedness of being able to go ...

— Mary Ware's Promised Land • Annie Fellows Johnston

... his way to the barns, Annixter was obliged to pass by the open door of the dairy-house. Hilma Tree was inside, singing at her work; her voice of a velvety huskiness, more of the chest than of the throat, mingling with the liquid dashing of the milk in the vats and churns, and the clear, sonorous clinking of the cans and pans. Annixter turned into the dairy-house, pausing on the ...

— The Octopus • Frank Norris

... them even then. He moved at last, but not as she had anticipated. He gathered the tumbled hair back from her face, and, bending over her, he spoke. Even in her agony of apprehension she noted the curious huskiness ...

— The Tidal Wave and Other Stories • Ethel May Dell

... contrary, was without a quaver or a sign of huskiness. He had been speaking in the open air exactly as much as Douglas, but it was perfectly fresh, not a particle strained. ...

— The Abolitionists - Together With Personal Memories Of The Struggle For Human Rights • John F. Hume

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