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croaking

adjective as in hoarse

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Because of this, and the fact that it makes some people sound like they are on the verge of tears, some doctors once believed that the croaking or breathy vocalizations were tied to psychological trauma.

The blend of vocal harmonies and symbolism will leave you awestruck and almost croaking.

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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.

The swamp’s stillness was disturbed only by the croaking of a frog and the splash as it leaped into a puddle nearby.

And then they ran faster than a quickening spell, with Edgar Allan Toad, who Seven had completely forgotten about, croaking from her pocket the whole way.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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