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huskily

/hˈʌskili/ adv

In a husky manner.

Word Origin Huskily comes from husky, which is from husk — the dry outer covering of seeds. The word husk is related to house (both from PIE *ḱews- 'to cover, hide'), because a husk is like a little house for the seed. Husky voice means dry, rough, like a husk. Huskily is the adverb. The same root gives us house, housing, and household.

adv In a husky manner.

He whispered huskily in her ear.

(副词) 沙哑地；嘶哑地

他在她耳边沙哑地低语。

(adverbio) Con voz ronca.

Le susurró con voz ronca al oído.

(adverbe) d'une voix rauque; d'un ton rauque; rauquement [D'une voix rauque et grave.]

Il lui a murmuré à l'oreille d'une voix rauque.

(Adverb) heiser; rauh [Mit einer rauen, heiseren oder tiefen Stimme, oft leise oder flüsternd.]

Er flüsterte ihr **huskily** ins Ohr.

(副詞) 声がかすれて低くざらついている様子で

彼は彼女の耳に、低くかすれた声でささやいた。

(advérbio) roucamente; com voz rouca; com voz áspera [De maneira rouca.]

Ele sussurrou roucamente no ouvido dela.

Synonyms: hoarsely roughly raucously croakily gruffly throatily gravelly raspily Antonyms: smoothly clearly sweetly melodiously
Word parts: husk + i + ly

Common collocations

say verb not adv murmur verb ask verb do verb whisper verb arm subst breathe verb eye subst come verb then adv go verb

Related words

husky huskiness housing

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