| 1 | Speak less, your voice hoarsened. | |
| 2 | The characteristically deep, gruff bark of a dog. | |
| 3 | I could hear the gruffer voices of adults arriving on the scene. | |
| 4 | Larry's strident voice was difficult to listen to for more than five minutes. | |
| 5 | I don't like the way they husked the songs. |