I heard him say at last in a dry, rasping tone.

Valente is known for his highly characteristic raucous rasping tone.

Domenico passed the report over the general communicator in a rasping tone with as little emotion as he'd have put into a drinks order.

He spoke with an English accent; his voice had a rasping tone and a hint of a lisp.

"Who, what, date, and wager," Kibon said in a flat, rasping tone without looking up when Ranjit entered.

Though it was phrased as a suggestion, Nathan's rasping tone made the words an order.

It was Lugard's voice now with a rasping, grating tone increased by the broadcast.

The rasping tone was gone from his voice now, and Markel pulled the vid plugs out of his ears to hear better.

Monk Thurman laughed in a rasping tone.