throaty
produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
Origin of throaty
1Other words from throaty
- throat·i·ly, adverb
- throat·i·ness, noun
- un·throat·i·ly, adverb
- un·throat·y, adjective
Words Nearby throaty
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How to use throaty in a sentence
It may not be the throaty growl of a Harley, but it’s still the kind of rig that elicits pangs of jealousy—it looks like a hell of a lot of fun.
This Adaptive Mountain Bike Brings Freedom Back to Disabled Riders | cobrien | January 20, 2022 | Outside OnlineIn fact, it even trades some of the playfulness of the first album, which shone through in sudden throaty giggles and jokes with the singer’s brother-slash-producer, Finneas, for a tone that straddles the line between wistful and jaded.
Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’ Is a Rebellion, a Wink—and a Demand for Respect | Jordan Julian | July 30, 2021 | The Daily BeastClinton punctuated her hammy gesture with a deep, throaty chuckle.
Hillary Takes on the World: Clinton’s Foreign Policy Record in the Spotlight | Lloyd Grove | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe still has his laddish Liverpudlian wit, throwing back his head in a deep throaty laugh as a crowd of reporters joins in.
Ringo Starr Is Selling His Pictures and Donating the Proceeds to Charities | Blake Gopnik | June 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHis tastes and desires were manifested by his sensual lips, his small, dull eyes and throaty voice.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
Another call followed it, and then a throaty thrilling, and then another short series of acrid and moving calls.
In Accordance with the Evidence | Oliver OnionsJudy turned her face away from those appealing blue eyes and coughed a forced throaty cough.
Molly Brown's Sophomore Days | Nell SpeedA 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. TaylorThere 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
/ (ˈθrəʊtɪ) /
indicating a sore throat; hoarse: a throaty cough
of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat
deep, husky, or guttural
Derived forms of throaty
- throatily, adverb
- throatiness, noun
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