huskily

Examples

• All

• "Thanks, Alec," she said huskily.

  Fiction book (2001)

• "Do you remember what we did when we got back to my apartment?" he asked huskily.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Nice," she said, then huskily, "Nice."

  Fiction book (1996)

• "Good Lord," he said huskily.

  Fiction book (1992)

• "What do you see?" he asks her huskily.

  Fiction book (1990)

• "Let's go," he murmured huskily.

  Fiction book (1994)

• "Aye, that looks like a fine place to start," Braden said huskily.

  Fiction book (2002)

• "Friday," he said huskily.

  Fiction book (2001)

• You give me fever. St. Ed hummed along with Peggy Lee, huskily repeating occasional words.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "Tell me a secret," she whispered huskily, her voice low and inviting.

Synonyms

H

hoarsely

vshuskily

5 4.9

In a rough, weak voice like someone with a sore throat

is rough in voice without implying illness or tiredness

G

gruffly

vshuskily

3 6.3

Talk in a rough, unfriendly way

is about rough voice quality rather than blunt or rude manner

T

throatily

vshuskily

5.8

In a deep, rough voice that sounds low and hoarse

is rough in voice but not specifically focused on throat origin

G

gutturally

vshuskily

9.3

Using a rough, deep voice made in the throat

is rough in tone but does not stress very deep throat production

Antonyms

C

clearly

881 1.0

In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand

How Hoarse

gutturally

9.3

raspingly

1 8.2

hoarsely

5 4.9

huskily

1 6.0

throatily

5.8

breathily

1 5.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology