gutturalize

American  

[guht-er-uh-lahyz] / ˈgʌt ər əˌlaɪz /

especially British, gutteralise

verb (used with object)

gutturalized, gutturalizing

1. to speak or pronounce (something) in a guttural manner.

2. Phonetics. to change into, pronounce as, or supplement with a guttural or gutturalized sound.

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verb (used without object)

gutturalized, gutturalizing

1. to speak gutturally.

gutturalize British  

/ ˈɡʌtərəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) phonetics to change into a guttural speech sound or pronounce with guttural articulation or pharyngeal constriction

2. to speak or utter in harsh raucous tones

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Other Word Forms

• gutturalization noun

Etymology

Origin of gutturalize

First recorded in 1815–25; guttural + -ize