adverb
- in a manner characteristic of or affected by croup; with a hoarse, barking cough
Usage: informal; typically describes speech or breathing sounds
Examples
- The child cried croupily through the night.
- He spoke croupily, his voice rough from the infection.
- She coughed croupily, a sound that alarmed her parents.
- The sick toddler breathed croupily in the humid bathroom.
- He called out croupily for water.