guttural
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the throat.
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harsh; throaty.
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Phonetics. pertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non-English velar fricative sound
noun
adjective
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anatomy of or relating to the throat
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phonetics pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular
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raucous
noun
Other Word Forms
- gutturalism noun
- gutturality noun
- gutturally adverb
- gutturalness noun
- nonguttural adjective
- nongutturally adverb
- nongutturalness noun
- unguttural adjective
- ungutturally adverb
- ungutturalness noun
Etymology
Origin of guttural
1585–95; < New Latin gutturālis of the throat, equivalent to Latin guttur gullet, throat + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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He sniffed, and growled, and uttered a few words in the low, guttural language that he and his siblings sometimes used among themselves.
From Literature
The infectious laugh that Murphy used in his films and stand-up is gone, replaced by a deeper, more guttural laugh.
From Los Angeles Times
He has a few moments that play so close to comedy — say, whining to be let into the bathroom — that you wish the movie would do more to encourage our pained, guttural laughs.
From Los Angeles Times
His song is suitably melodramatic, replete with guttural synths and creepy playground chants.
From BBC
The guttural emotion following Sunday's winning putt was McIlroy shedding the weight of burden which had laid heavy.
From BBC
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