croaky

ˈkrəʊki

croakier, croakiest

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Definition of croaky - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

voice

Rare

having a rough, low voice

Rare

After the concert, her voice was croaky.

gravelly

hoarse

raspy

animal sound

Rare

sounding like a frog or crow

Rare

The croaky call of the crow echoed.

hoarse

raspy

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be croaky

have a rough or hoarse voice

After shouting all day, he started to be croaky.

Origin of croaky

English, croak (to make a deep sound)

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rusty

adj.

voice

sounding croaky or rough

Examples of croaky in a sentence

The singer's croaky tone added emotion to the song.
The croaky sound of the frog filled the night.
Her voice was croaky after the long concert.

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French:enroué, coassant, ...
German:heiser, krächzender, ...
Italian:rauca, raucoso, ...
Spanish:ronco, rasposo, ...
Portuguese:rouco, coaxante, ...
Chinese:沙哑的, ...
Japanese:しゃがれた, ガラガラした, ...
Arabic:أَجَشّ, خَشِن الصَّوْت, ...
Hebrew:צָרוּד, ...
Russian:хриплый, ...
Ukrainian:хрипкий, крякаючий, ...
Hindi:खुरदरी, कौव्वे जैसी, ...
Bengali:রুক্ষ, ক্যাঁক্যাঁ, ...
Catalan:ronc, ...
Czech:chraplavý, křákavý, ...
Danish:hæs, hæse, ...
Dutch:schor, krassend, ...
Greek:βραχνός, κροταλιστός, ...
Hungarian:rekedt, békaszerű hangú, ...
Khmer:ស្អក, គ្រហឹម, ...
Korean:거친, 목쉰, ...
Persian:خشن, قورقوری, ...
Polish:chrapliwy, rechotliwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):rouca, rouco, ...
Romanian:răgușit, ...
Swedish:hes, ...
Thai:แหบต่ำ, แหบ, ...
Turkish:kısık, gıdaklayan, ...
Vietnamese:khàn khàn, khò khè, ...

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Adjective

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