Husky
noun
A type of dog that is large and strong, often used for pulling sleds in snowy areas.
The husky pulled the sled across the Alaskan tundra.

Often appears as...
- siberian husky
- alaskan husky
adjective
Having a deep, semi-rough voice often considered attractive.
His husky voice made the listeners pay more attention.

Often appears as...
- husky voice
- husky tones
adjective
Big and strong; robust.
He was a husky man, built for manual labor.

Often appears as...
- husky build
- husky size
noun
A type of dog that is large and strong, often used for pulling sleds in snowy areas.
The husky pulled the sled across the Alaskan tundra.

Often appears as...
- siberian husky
- alaskan husky
adjective
Having a deep, semi-rough voice often considered attractive.
His husky voice made the listeners pay more attention.

Often appears as...
- husky voice
- husky tones
adjective
Big and strong; robust.
He was a husky man, built for manual labor.

Often appears as...
- husky build
- husky size
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Dog Breed
Specifically refers to a breed, not all strong dogs.

I prefer huskies over other dog breeds for snow races.
Arctic Connection
Often associated with snowy environments and activities.

Huskies are well-suited for life in the Arctic Circle.
Energetic Dogs
Huskies are high-energy and require plenty of exercise.

Owning a husky means dedicating time daily for its exercise.
Dog Breed
Specifically refers to a breed, not all strong dogs.

I prefer huskies over other dog breeds for snow races.
Arctic Connection
Often associated with snowy environments and activities.

Huskies are well-suited for life in the Arctic Circle.
Energetic Dogs
Huskies are high-energy and require plenty of exercise.

Owning a husky means dedicating time daily for its exercise.
Dog Breed
Specifically refers to a breed, not all strong dogs.

I prefer huskies over other dog breeds for snow races.
Arctic Connection
Often associated with snowy environments and activities.

Huskies are well-suited for life in the Arctic Circle.
Energetic Dogs
Huskies are high-energy and require plenty of exercise.

Owning a husky means dedicating time daily for its exercise.
Video examples
Stuart Brown: Play is...
A play ballet. This is in it overrides a carnivorous nature and what otherwise would have been a short fight to the death. And if you'll begin to look closely at the husky that's bearing her throat to the polar bear, and look a little more closely, they're in an altered state.
Video examples
Sled Dogs: More Than...
anything you can think of to make that husky just a little bit faster we kind of like doing short fast races finishing with the dogs and a warm truck or even in the house our dogs all sleep
Video examples
Stuart Brown: Play is...
A play ballet. This is in it overrides a carnivorous nature and what otherwise would have been a short fight to the death. And if you'll begin to look closely at the husky that's bearing her throat to the polar bear, and look a little more closely, they're in an altered state.
Video examples
Sled Dogs: More Than...
anything you can think of to make that husky just a little bit faster we kind of like doing short fast races finishing with the dogs and a warm truck or even in the house our dogs all sleep
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Ernie Harwell
American Celebrity
Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That's baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, 'I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.

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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
When I was a little kid, I was chunky. My mother would always joke she would have to get me husky jeans for larger kids. My wife reminds me sometimes, if I overdo it with chocolate chip cookies, that I will have to wear husky pants again.

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Cecile McLorin Salvant
American Musician
I never wanted to sound clean and pretty. In jazz, I felt I could sing these deep, husky lows if I want and then these really tiny laser highs if I want as well.

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Mark Indelicato
American Actor
I want to do a jean line for boys and girls that are sometimes too skinny to fit into jeans, or sometimes a little bit too husky to fit into some jeans.

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Joe Dempsie
English Actor
I've always been a sucker for a dog called an Alaskan Malamute. It's like a little husky... my dad had one when he was younger.

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Ashley Walters
British Musician
You know, I have got quite a husky, gritty voice which people say - even when I'm talking nicely - does sound a bit rough.

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Michelle Ryan
English Actress
I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.

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Bonnie Tyler
Welsh Musician
My voice was left with its husky sound after surgery on large vocal nodules.

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Linda Perry
American Musician
I usually write songs in a guy key because my voice is so husky.

Quote examples
Ernie Harwell
American Celebrity
Why the fairy tale of Willie Mays making a brilliant World Series catch, and then dashing off to play stickball in the street with his teenage pals. That's baseball. So is the husky voice of a doomed Lou Gehrig saying, 'I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this earth.

Quote examples
Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
When I was a little kid, I was chunky. My mother would always joke she would have to get me husky jeans for larger kids. My wife reminds me sometimes, if I overdo it with chocolate chip cookies, that I will have to wear husky pants again.

Quote examples
Cecile McLorin Salvant
American Musician
I never wanted to sound clean and pretty. In jazz, I felt I could sing these deep, husky lows if I want and then these really tiny laser highs if I want as well.

Quote examples
Mark Indelicato
American Actor
I want to do a jean line for boys and girls that are sometimes too skinny to fit into jeans, or sometimes a little bit too husky to fit into some jeans.

Quote examples
Joe Dempsie
English Actor
I've always been a sucker for a dog called an Alaskan Malamute. It's like a little husky... my dad had one when he was younger.

Quote examples
Ashley Walters
British Musician
You know, I have got quite a husky, gritty voice which people say - even when I'm talking nicely - does sound a bit rough.

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Michelle Ryan
English Actress
I really like Billie Holiday's husky voice, and I'd definitely like to find out more about her.

Quote examples
Bonnie Tyler
Welsh Musician
My voice was left with its husky sound after surgery on large vocal nodules.

Quote examples
Linda Perry
American Musician
I usually write songs in a guy key because my voice is so husky.

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