throaty

[ throh-tee ]
See synonyms for throaty on Thesaurus.com
adjective,throat·i·er, throat·i·est.
  1. produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.

Origin of throaty

1
First recorded in 1635–45; throat + -y1

Other words from throaty

  • throat·i·ly, adverb
  • throat·i·ness, noun
  • un·throat·i·ly, adverb
  • un·throat·y, adjective

Words Nearby throaty

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use throaty in a sentence

  • Another call followed it, and then a throaty thrilling, and then another short series of acrid and moving calls.

  • Judy turned her face away from those appealing blue eyes and coughed a forced throaty cough.

  • A tone may be "attacked" with a nasal or throaty quality, and then be improved, by simply eliminating the objectionable quality.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • There is an almost infinite variety of throaty tones, and of nasal sounds as well.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for throaty

throaty

/ (ˈθrəʊtɪ) /


adjectivethroatier or throatiest
  1. indicating a sore throat; hoarse: a throaty cough

  2. of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat

  1. deep, husky, or guttural

Derived forms of throaty

  • throatily, adverb
  • throatiness, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012