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
There’s a wicked irony in micromanaging your entire life on Earth only to croak and have your soul potentially jettisoned to some formless state of being, entirely unknown to mere mortals.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
And certainly the dry croak of his singing voice in the LP’s lead single suggests he’d enjoyed healthier times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
“I’m so happy for you,” Luke manages to croak.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
He also seemed to be trying to speak, or make a noise, but all that came out was a croak.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
Still, Alcock reacts with exactly the right note of disdain: “Cool,” she croaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Then he croaks the hook from the album’s first single, “Houdini,” a riff on the chorus of Steve Miller’s “Abracadabra”:
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 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
I try to speak but my voice croaks.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
"Vooaaria!" the bird croaked, a concoction of sounds that resembled a drunken old man.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
When she asked him what she needed to bring with them, he croaked, “The clocks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2024
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
“Why does your breath still smell weird?” my voice croaked.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
Woody croaking out, “So long, partner” as he drives away?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
Then Jack found them, and was shivering and croaking in a voice they could just recognize as his.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
