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
She has an angelic voice, and Bob has this craggy kind of Blues man’s croak.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024
For a few days, I could not summon the energy for outrage, or fury, or fear; I could only croak requests for chicken pho and rewatch another episode of “The Crown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
The cry of adults is more like the croak of a frog or the sound of a weed wacker that won’t quite start than that of a songbird, she said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
As they passed overhead, in so dense a throng that their shadow followed them darkly over the ground below, one harsh croak was heard.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Still, Alcock reacts with exactly the right note of disdain: “Cool,” she croaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Each one’s momentary glow pulses alive and fades in syncopated rhythm with the drowsy croaks of bullfrogs.
From Salon ● May 10, 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
From the deepest silence erupt groans and howls, snorts and squawks, creaks and croaks.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
"Vooaaria!" the bird croaked, a concoction of sounds that resembled a drunken old man.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
"The only flowers anyone saw in Aston were the ones you threw in the hole after you when you croaked it at the age of 53 'cos you'd worked yourself to death."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
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
“See who we’ve got near UW,” he finally croaked out in a dry voice.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2022
But his voice croaked, and the name fell dead almost as it left his lips.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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
“And your croaking, if called for. And we shall not rest until Bertha is found and securely leashed, for her safe return to this very POE. Understood?”
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
