gravelly

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Lyrics are delivered in raspy, gravelly voices that sound as authentic as the real thing.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

His voice, once raspy and booming, had thinned to a gravelly whisper, but even then it drew people toward him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

In one clip, he uses it to deliver a gravelly, reverent takedown of Chuck E. Cheese: “A casino for the juice box crowd, where the ATM is your dad and the mouse always wins.”

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2025

Those same influences reverberate throughout her eclectic albums — unmistakably threaded through with her gravelly, gorgeous voice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

“You can’t do this,” he said, but even his gravelly rebuke didn’t have any strength.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner