Wayne’s Word – croaky

It’s a little nod to Wayne’s World, but instead of ‘party time, excellent’ (if you are aware of the cult nineties classic) I will be diving into one WORD each day. It could be something I learned, something bizarre that happened, a favourite word that I have rediscovered or just a thought that won’t leave me alone.

If you’re joining in on today’s word, feel free to use this tag to connect your post to the series: #WaynesWord

Today’s word is CROAKY.

You know that grim voice you get when you’re bunged up with the cold? You sound like Kermit the frog when he’s croaking. The word has that classic onomatopoeic charm, it sounds like what it is.

In Northern Ireland, if someone says “You’re awful croaky sounding”, they’re not wrong, you’ve likely caught something. Maybe a dose of the cold or you’ve been shouting too much at the weekend if you were out in a noisy bar. It’s that hoarse, raspy voice that sounds like it’s doing its best to pack in altogether.

We caught a cold in the Philippines and it’s taking a while to shift. However, arriving back in Sydney, I notice everyone else has a cold here too. Thankfully my voice is sounding better this evening thanks to some hot liquids and throat lozenges. Are you familiar with sounding croaky?