croak

“Even if I wanted to go home, I don’t know the way no more,” Robbie croaks.

"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."

“Look at these sleeves! My arms are the same length. Why aren’t my sleeves?” he croaks.

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.

And certainly the dry croak of his singing voice in the LP’s lead single suggests he’d enjoyed healthier times.