Croaky

My only problem was this week I had a sinus/throat infection that's on the mend, so I sound a little "croaky"...so bear with it...or maybe it makes me sound better... ❋ Zillabob (2008)

It's pronounced "croaky," he insists, and was invented in Ireland in the early 19th century, not in France, as the spelling of the name might have you believe. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He sounds a lot like sort of a less wholesome Al Green, sort of beautiful kind of croaky voice. ❋ Unknown (2008)

She screamed like one too, croaky and guttural, as she ordered the minions to bring her more tea—that unslakable thirst that the sisters had first noticed in her still evident. ❋ Dia Reeves (2011)

I attempted to squee, but it came out croaky and I will try not to do that again for another few days at least. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She talks quickly in a deep, croaky Zsa Zsa Gabor voice that suggests too many late nights and cigarettes (she's stopped smoking now). ❋ Simon Hattenstone (2010)

If I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue's Barry Cryer – he of the relentlessly filthy mind and the impossibly croaky pipe-smoker's laugh – is already fully established as a national comic treasure, you wouldn't bet against the man sharing the stage with him on Sunday eventually coming to enjoy a similar status. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He concludes a tribute to acoustic music with a croaky, hammed-up version of "Maggie's Farm," and it rules. ❋ Click Track (2011)

Eli Manning—the same Eli Manning who takes the annual croaky complaining he's not Peyton enough—has the third-highest quarterback rating in the NFL. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

Giving evidence in a soft and occasionally croaky voice, Ecclestone admitted Gribkowsky had never made an "open threat" to tip-off the Inland Revenue. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Ellen Reid's lone lead vocal (Put a Face) comes at the tail-end of this typically quirky project from the veteran folk-rockers, and by then you may have had enough of Brad Roberts 'croaky baritone. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm pretty croaky, but I may still see if timprov is up for playing it, because I love it so much, and it's exactly the right song for New Year's. ❋ Markgritter (2009)

The croaky debate about the quarterback's ability continues among desperate holdouts, arguing like isolated rebels who don't know the battle's over. ❋ Jason Gay (2012)

Still, if we are to concede the croaky premise that professional soccer in this country is not as big here as the rest of the world, that it's not given the same level of worship as NFL football or the NBA or baseball, every soccer fan might consider offering the same, resistant response: ❋ Jason Gay (2011)

Arcangel is wolfish of face, high-pitched and croaky. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After a dozen blocks, our voices got a bit croaky. ❋ Unknown (2010)