Her mother offered a pebble-voiced welcome.

[ktm]

Can anyone help to understant the meaning of "pebble-voiced" in the context as follows:
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When the shop bell tinkled a few moments later, her mother offered a pebble-voiced welcome.

 

[mommyteacher]

I would think "pebble-voiced" would mean "gravelly." In other words, her voice would remind you of gravel - very rough.

 

[timpeac]

I haven't heard "pebble-voiced" but it makes me think immediately of "gravel-voiced", which is a kind of set-phrase describing the husky voice that some may find sexy but probably indicates early signs of throat cancer.

 

[Loob]

There's a previous thread on a similar topic here.