husky meaning

UK /ˈhʌski/ US /ˈhʌski/ 2 syllables

husky (adjective): muscular and heavily built.

husky has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective and noun.

husky as an adjective

  1. muscular and heavily built
    • a beefy wrestler
    • had a tall burly frame
    • clothing sizes for husky boys
    • a strapping boy of eighteen
    • `buirdly' is a Scottish term

    Synonyms: beefy, burly, strapping, buirdly

    Similar: robust

    Related forms: huskiness

  2. deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
    • gruff voices
    • the dog's gruff barking
    • hoarse cries
    • makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky

    Synonyms: gruff, hoarse

    Similar: cacophonous

    Related forms: huskiness

husky as a noun

  1. breed of heavy-coated Arctic sled dog

    Synonyms: Eskimo dog

    Type of: working dog

How to pronounce husky

husky is pronounced /ˈhʌski/ in British English and /ˈhʌski/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with husky

Word lists: words starting with HU · words ending in KY · 5-letter words

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