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词汇 croaky
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Definition of croaky in English:

croaky

adjectivecroakier, croakiest ˈkrəʊkiˈkroʊki
  • (of a person's voice) deep and hoarse.

    (嗓音)低沉沙哑的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And I'll be able to remember the first time I heard that croaky voice.
    • Through a clever process of hunching herself over and putting on a croaky voice she has actually managed to increase her age by an awe-inspiring 7 million years.
    • ‘Settle, settle,’ she grated in her croaky voice.
    • This cold refuses to give up and is hounding my heels and head with sniffles, scratchy throat, a croaky voice and explosive sinus pain.
    • The croaky voice may last for a week after the other symptoms have gone.
    • Everyone knows that if you're calling in sick, the time to do so is first thing in the morning, when your voice is croaky and sounds its ropiest, regardless of the robustness of your health.
    • Finally, there was the day in 2002 when he heard a croaky voice behind him: ‘Keep a straight line, sonny!’
    • ‘Hello,’ he says in his croaky voice, pushing his head forward, turtle-like and squinting at me on the doorstep.
    • My voice was croaky, slightly hoarse, but he heard it.
    • My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
    • Speaking in a croaky voice one student admitted, ‘we've all be drinking too much, staying up too late and eating rubbish.’
    • Her voice was croaky, and she had missed a few notes.
    • I almost jumped at the sound of Kevin's croaky voice.
    • The man's voice was very deep and croaky, as if he had a throat infection.
    • He began to talk, still in his low, croaky voice.
    • When my eyelids met, a croaky voice opened them again.
    • My voice was croaky but I was able to communicate.
    • The boy's voice was croaky and his lips barely moved.
    • Maggie's voice was croaky; she hadn't spoken to anyone for a while.
    • I notice that whenever I start talking to someone, I put on my little pathetic croaky voice, and if that doesn't work, I start coughing.
    Synonyms
    grating, jarring, grinding, rasping, raspy, strident, raucous, brassy, jangling, metallic, ear-piercing, discordant, dissonant, disagreeable, unharmonious, cacophonous, unmelodious

Derivatives

  • croakily

  • adverb
    • ‘I told you my game never failed,’ she said croakily.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘It h-hurts,’ I croakily managed in sheer pain, my face contorted, my throat scorching with the ache of crying so hard.
      • Long called out croakily, his voice hoarse and rough.
      • ‘Amber,’ he whispered croakily,’ What do you want for your birthday?’
      • ‘Bridget, my head is doing that thumping thing again,’ I heard Jesse groan croakily from inside and couldn't help but laughing gently.

Rhymes

chokey, folkie, folky, hokey, hokey-cokey, hoki, jokey, karaoke, Loki, okey-dokey, Okie, pokey, poky, smoky, trochee

Definition of croaky in US English:

croaky

adjectiveˈkrōkēˈkroʊki
  • (of a person's voice) deep and hoarse.

    (嗓音)低沉沙哑的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My voice was croaky but I was able to communicate.
    • I notice that whenever I start talking to someone, I put on my little pathetic croaky voice, and if that doesn't work, I start coughing.
    • Everyone knows that if you're calling in sick, the time to do so is first thing in the morning, when your voice is croaky and sounds its ropiest, regardless of the robustness of your health.
    • My voice is hoarse and croaky, my hands hurt and I'm still shaking!
    • Through a clever process of hunching herself over and putting on a croaky voice she has actually managed to increase her age by an awe-inspiring 7 million years.
    • He began to talk, still in his low, croaky voice.
    • Finally, there was the day in 2002 when he heard a croaky voice behind him: ‘Keep a straight line, sonny!’
    • The croaky voice may last for a week after the other symptoms have gone.
    • ‘Hello,’ he says in his croaky voice, pushing his head forward, turtle-like and squinting at me on the doorstep.
    • I almost jumped at the sound of Kevin's croaky voice.
    • The man's voice was very deep and croaky, as if he had a throat infection.
    • Speaking in a croaky voice one student admitted, ‘we've all be drinking too much, staying up too late and eating rubbish.’
    • This cold refuses to give up and is hounding my heels and head with sniffles, scratchy throat, a croaky voice and explosive sinus pain.
    • My voice was croaky, slightly hoarse, but he heard it.
    • And I'll be able to remember the first time I heard that croaky voice.
    • When my eyelids met, a croaky voice opened them again.
    • Maggie's voice was croaky; she hadn't spoken to anyone for a while.
    • Her voice was croaky, and she had missed a few notes.
    • The boy's voice was croaky and his lips barely moved.
    • ‘Settle, settle,’ she grated in her croaky voice.
    Synonyms
    grating, jarring, grinding, rasping, raspy, strident, raucous, brassy, jangling, metallic, ear-piercing, discordant, dissonant, disagreeable, unharmonious, cacophonous, unmelodious
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