raspy voice
Hoarse, scratchy speaking
A raspy voice is rough, harsh, or scratchy in quality, as if the speaker has a sore throat or has been shouting.
The texture suggests friction or strain: She woke up with a raspy voice after the concert.
Some singers cultivate a raspy quality for emotional effect.
The full phrase often appears where *raspy* alone would work, emphasizing that the roughness affects speech specifically.
- hoarseRough in voice
- gravellyContaining small stones
- gravel roadUnpaved way surfaced with stones
- scratchyRough and irritating
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
grating · rough · throat · sore throat · whiskey · smoker · chain smoker · pack a day · sandpaper · croaky · harsh · strained · growl · whisper · croak · dry · cough · cold
- singing abilitytone deaf, pitch perfect, sing like a bird, hit the high notes, in tune
- speech habitsmumbling, stuttering, stammering, rambling, interrupting
- throat ailmentssore throat, strep throat, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, laryngitis
- character voices
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough
- voice changesdeepening, puberty, hormonal changes, cracking, high pitch