croakily
Like a frog
In a croaky manner—with a rough, harsh, frog-like quality to the voice: She answered the phone croakily, still half-asleep.
The word typically describes speech affected by illness, fatigue, or emotion.
Rough in voice
- raspyRough and grating
- scratchyRough and irritating
- gravellyContaining small stones
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
husky · laryngitis · pharyngitis · bronchitis · congestion · cough · flu · cold
Frog vocalization
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- bullfrogLarge, bellowing pond amphibian
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
- peeperOne who looks slyly
pond · swamp · bog · nocturnal · guttural · deep · throaty · rumbling
Employed too frequently
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- hoarsenessRough, scratchy voice quality
- screamingLoud, shrill vocalizing
shouting · singing · vocal fatigue · worn out · spent · taxed · depleted · raw
Dying person's resting place
- dyingCeasing to live
- final wordsTerminal utterance before death
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
- laboredRequiring great exertion
struggling · fading · weakening · barely audible · strained · desperate · pleading · warning
hoarse
Rough in voice
throaty · husky · laryngitis · pharyngitis · bronchitis · congestion · cough · flu · cold · fever
ribbit
Frog vocalization
- amphibianDual-habitat cold-blooded vertebrate
- bullfrogLarge, bellowing pond amphibian
- toadWarty terrestrial amphibian
peeper · pond · swamp · bog · nocturnal · guttural · deep · throaty · rumbling · burping
elderly
Advanced in age
wizened · ancient · frail · crackly · whispery · breathy · feeble · faltering · wavering · shaky
overused
Employed too frequently
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- hoarsenessRough, scratchy voice quality
screaming · shouting · singing · vocal fatigue · worn out · spent · taxed · depleted · raw · roughened
deathbed
Dying person's resting place
- dyingCeasing to live
- final wordsTerminal utterance before death
- gaspingBreathing in sharp gulps
labored · struggling · fading · weakening · barely audible · strained · desperate · pleading · warning · foreboding
croakilysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
melodiously · clearly · sweetly · mellifluously · sonorously