raspily
In scratchy tones
In a raspy manner—with a rough, scratchy, or hoarse quality to the voice: She spoke raspily after days of shouting at the concert.
The word describes sound that has friction or grit to it, whether from illness, overuse, or natural vocal texture.
With rough vocal quality
- croakilyIn a hoarse voice
- huskilyIn a rough-voiced way
- throatilyIn a husky voice
- grufflyIn a rough manner
gratingly · harshly · wheezily · breathily · gutturally · scratchily · roughly · coarsely
In rough, irritating manner
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- tenselyIn strained manner
- effortfullyWith considerable toil
- difficultlyWith great effort
uncomfortably · haltingly · brokenly · weakly · feebly · strangely · rawly · sorely
With labored breathing
- feverishlyWith agitated intensity
- weaklyWithout much force
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
- hoarselyWith rough vocal quality
hoarsely
With rough vocal quality
gruffly · gratingly · harshly · wheezily · breathily · gutturally · scratchily · roughly · coarsely · stridently
scratchily
In rough, irritating manner
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- tenselyIn strained manner
- effortfullyWith considerable toil
difficultly · uncomfortably · haltingly · brokenly · weakly · feebly · strangely · rawly · sorely · achingly
wheezily
With labored breathing
- feverishlyWith agitated intensity
- weaklyWithout much force
- feeblyWithout vigor or power
hoarsely · bronchially · asthmatically · stuffily · nasally
raspilysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
silkily · mellowly · softly · soothingly · melodiously