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Voice raw
The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries.
1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked. 2 not processed, purifiedor refined ? raw silk. 3 said of alcoholic spirit: undiluted. 4 said of statistics, data, etc: not analysed. 5 said of a person: not trained or experienced. 6 said of a wound, etc: with a sore, inflamed surface. 7 said of the weather: cold and damp. 8 said of an edge of material: not finished off and so liable to fray. 9 particularly sensitive ? touched a raw nerve.
Will you tell me which of them is a proper meaning of the "raw" in the following sentence?
We neared a solitary house at the edge of the woods. "I thought that house was abandoned," Augustino breathed, his voice raw.
1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked. 2 not processed, purifiedor refined ? raw silk. 3 said of alcoholic spirit: undiluted. 4 said of statistics, data, etc: not analysed. 5 said of a person: not trained or experienced. 6 said of a wound, etc: with a sore, inflamed surface. 7 said of the weather: cold and damp. 8 said of an edge of material: not finished off and so liable to fray. 9 particularly sensitive ? touched a raw nerve.
Will you tell me which of them is a proper meaning of the "raw" in the following sentence?
We neared a solitary house at the edge of the woods. "I thought that house was abandoned," Augustino breathed, his voice raw.
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[nq:1]The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries. 1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked. a solitary house at the edge of the woods.
- [nq:1]The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries.
- 1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked.
- a solitary house at the edge of the woods.
- [/nq] It is most like meaning 8.
- In this context, it means the voice is rough.
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[nq:1]The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries. 1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked. ... a solitary house at the edge of the woods. "I thought that house was abandoned," Augustino breathed, his voice raw.[/nq]
It is most like meaning 8. In this context, it means the voice is rough.
Mike Nitabach
It is most like meaning 8. In this context, it means the voice is rough.
Mike Nitabach
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[nq:1]The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries. 1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked. ... a solitary house at the edge of the woods. "I thought that house was abandoned," Augustino breathed, his voice raw.[/nq]
I interpreted the "raw voice" as having come from a throat sore from shouting, screaming, or drying out in a long, panting run.
I interpreted the "raw voice" as having come from a throat sore from shouting, screaming, or drying out in a long, panting run.
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That is the usual way a voice is raw. But here I think it is somewhere between 5 and 8, or as my dictionary puts it: untrained and inexperienced. He is scared and his voice does not work as well as usual.
Richard Maurer To reply, remove half
Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.
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That is the usual way a voice is raw. But here I think it is somewhere between 5 and 8, or as my dictionary puts it: untrained and inexperienced. He is scared and his voice does not work as well as usual.
Richard Maurer To reply, remove half
Sunnyvale, California of a homonym of a synonym for also.
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[nq:1]<< (masahiko) The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries. 1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: ... my dictionary puts it: untrained and inexperienced. He is scared and his voice does not work as well as usual.[/nq]
I'd assign it to #9. There's some fear and nervous reaction implied. Any other meaning of raw would not be derivative of seeing the house.
I'd assign it to #9. There's some fear and nervous reaction implied. Any other meaning of raw would not be derivative of seeing the house.
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[nq:1]The word " raw " has various meanings according to my dictionaries. 1 said of meat, vegetables, etc: not cooked. ... a solitary house at the edge of the woods. "I thought that house was abandoned," Augustino breathed, his voice raw.[/nq]
Meaning 6 is close. When one's throat is inflamed and sore, as from illness or overexertion, the effects of this can be heard in the voice: one's voice
Meaning 6 is close. When one's throat is inflamed and sore, as from illness or overexertion, the effects of this can be heard in the voice: one's voice
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