croaky

It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.

"When I came out here I was so nervous," said the singer, who'd earlier admitted her voice was "a bit croaky".

She invented a new identity - Raymond Lloyd - and disguised herself with a wig, body suit and "croaky" voice.

The sound I make is croaky like a frog.

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.