嗄かれ嗄がれ

na-adjective

hoarse; hoarse-voiced

Describes a voice that is rough, husky, or strained, often due to overuse or illness. The reduplicated form emphasizes the hoarseness. Rare and somewhat literary.

• 風邪かぜで声こえがかれがれになった。

  My voice became hoarse from a cold.

• かれがれの声こえで、彼かれはやっとのことで話はなした。

  With a hoarse voice, he managed to speak with difficulty.