croaky
Example Sentences
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It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
Slate, Fleischer-Camp’s chief collaborator, brings a touch of poignancy to the smallest moments in her cracked, slightly croaky delivery, which fluctuates between heartwarming and heartbreaking.
From Washington Post ● May 5, 2022
"I heard an unfamiliar rattling croaky call and watched a slate blue and white bird flying upstream towards me," he continued.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2022
Djokovic, who sounded croaky when speaking after the match, explained he has been feeling unwell.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2019
“But I don’t even want a boyfriend or to be talking to anyone. And that’s not even the point,” Isabella goes on in her croaky voice.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
