mutter hoarsely

Frequency: 5.21.8 per million words

to speak with a rough and deep-sounding voice, as if you have a sore throat

mutterADVERB + mutter

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hoarsely

Examples (10)

  • He could only mutter hoarsely, his voice raw from shouting.
  • The old man tried to speak, but could only mutter hoarsely in pain.
  • After the long concert, the singer muttered hoarsely to her manager.
  • She woke up with a sore throat and could barely mutter hoarsely in response.
  • The prisoner muttered hoarsely a desperate plea for water.
  • His words were lost as he began to mutter hoarsely, struggling for breath.
  • Even when he was angry, he would only mutter hoarsely, avoiding direct confrontation.
  • The exhausted hiker muttered hoarsely about the difficult trail.
  • The dying embers made him mutter hoarsely about the lost warmth.
  • With a throat dry from fear, he could only mutter hoarsely to his rescuer.