croaky

Example Sentences

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It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Slate, Fleischer-Camp’s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked, slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking.

From Washington Post • May 5, 2022

Djokovic, who sounded croaky when speaking after the match, explained he has been feeling unwell.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2019

Listening to her outburst, you heard the mood music of an angry farewell, a croaky swan song.

From The Guardian • Mar. 21, 2019

Right about then the ambulance comes, I never even heard the siren, and Freak is trying to talk in this croaky voice as they put him on the stretcher.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick