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
Djokovic, who sounded croaky when speaking after the match, explained he has been feeling unwell.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 30, 2019
But Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former aide and a public speaker, insisted that her pre-speech prep was "shocking" - claiming that doctors could "sort" a croaky voice for an hour.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2017
When it woke and made its croaky sound, the transport angel would come.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
