croak
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"There's no time for that. Glasgow on the weekend, mate, it's bouncing," the Scot said with a slight croak in his voice.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Finding the beauty in that hellish croak — something that Josh Groban was able to do in the last Broadway revival — can prove exceptionally difficult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
She has an angelic voice, and Bob has this craggy kind of Blues man’s croak.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024
“If I croak tomorrow, I can honestly say that I wouldn’t be any happier than I am here today,” Sandersen said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
“What are you doing in this musty old room, anyway?” he asked in his croak of a voice, walking over to where Klaus was sitting.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
“Look at these sleeves! My arms are the same length. Why aren’t my sleeves?” he croaks.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2025
At the end of “The Final Conflict,” the third “Omen” movie from 1981, Damien the Antichrist croaks out the words, “Nazarene, you have won ... nothing,” then collapses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
A healthy coral reef is noisy, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
These beady-eyed amphibians can be found on the banks of noisy streams throughout China, where the rapids would drown out ordinary croaks and chirps.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 11, 2024
Noah croaks out and then doubles over again.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
"Vooaaria!" the bird croaked, a concoction of sounds that resembled a drunken old man.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
Frogs croaked from nearby waterholes, joining the chorus of spectators who hollered as the announcer introduced their favorite racers — along with their laundry lists of sponsors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
They thought she was joking when she croaked a response - but she told them it was her real voice.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2023
“See who we’ve got near UW,” he finally croaked out in a dry voice.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022
Finally my companion croaked, “Is that a light!”
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Ravens circle overhead, croaking at my presence in defiance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
“As we got to the end of the season losing these games, it was just croaking me,” Kraft says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
The blend of vocal harmonies and symbolism will leave you awestruck and almost croaking.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2024
In one case, the Telegraph reports, a couple in the French countryside was ordered to get rid of a pond because the sound of croaking frogs annoyed the neighbors.
From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 13, 2024
And, before they could answer, he went on in his strange croaking way: “Well, don’t just stand there in the cold; come in, come in. It’s lucky you happened by; none of you looks well.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
