full-throated

[ fool-throh-tid ]

/ ˈfʊlˈθroʊ tɪd /

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adjective

using the full power of one’s voice: His full-throated yodeling stole the show.

(of a sound) formed by the full power of one’s voice: The play begins with a full-throated scream from backstage.

demonstrated or expressed with enthusiastic conviction: The local nurses association has given our candidate its full-throated endorsement.

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Origin of full-throated

First recorded in 1820–25; full¹ + throated

OTHER WORDS FROM full-throated

full-throat·ed·ly, adverb

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How to use full-throated in a sentence

To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.
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It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.
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Whether he gets his full due in popular culture remains to be seen.
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It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
It is full of poetic feeling, and the flesh tints are unusually natural.
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A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
One would not have wanted her white neck a mite less full or her beautiful arms more slender.
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