"voice like a foghorn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: voices like foghorns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|voices like foghorns}} voice like a foghorn (plural voices like foghorns)
  1. (simile, informal) A very loud, unpleasant voice. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-voice_like_a_foghorn-en-noun-O2loXBvy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

Inflected forms

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