croak out

croak out

To say something in a low, gruff, possibly emotional voice. A noun or pronoun can be used between "croak" and "out." I wanted to say a few remarks at the funeral, but I had a hard time croaking them out.
See also: croak, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • speak from the/(one's) heart
  • go further
  • can't say that I do
  • (I) can't say that I do
  • go so far as to say
  • go so far as to say (something)
  • say (something) for (someone or something)
  • say for
  • say when
  • (one's) say
References in periodicals archive
It satirizes an Anheuser-Busch ad campaign for beer, in which frogs croak out the word "Budweiser."