throaty
Americanadjective
adjective
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indicating a sore throat; hoarse
a throaty cough
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of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat
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deep, husky, or guttural
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Another, Breaking Rust’s throaty country-blues track “Walk My Walk,” recently reached No. 2 on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 ranking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
After he tapped in on the 18th an hour or so earlier - and the crowds offered their throaty approval - the first person he looked for was wife Meredith.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
You could hear her before you could see her: a throaty, rat-a-tat laugh — ha-ha-ha-ha — drifting through the cool canyon air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
Between remarks, Greene smiles uncannily, raises her fist in the air, and makes a series of throaty noises as the crowd cheers.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2024
Matty repeated the frog’s throaty sound, as if they were conversing.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
The House Committee on China’s report doesn’t mention Trump by name, but suggested legislators on both sides of the aisle want throatier support for America’s partners in Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
It boomed out of the grandstand on No. 18 as if from some other, throatier sport.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2022
He’s wild about its deeper, throatier sound, too, as a self-professed “car guy” who hears music in the roar of V-8 engines.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2022
Out of sport mode, yes, we don't need that, or the throatier engine note that comes with it.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 16, 2013
They were a bit throatier than we breed now, but a good pack: one of the best.
From Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling
The sellout crowd of 48,515, the third-largest in Busch Stadium history, was at its flag-waving throatiest trying to keep the Cards’ dream season alive.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2022
The sellout crowd of 48,515, the third-largest in Busch Stadium history, was at its flag-waving throatiest trying to keep the dream season of Pujols, Molina and the rest of the Cardinals alive.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
A receiver made a diving catch and the wonderfully bright palace quickly darkened with a deafening recitation of the throatiest of chants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
Look out, too, for cameos from the possessor of the throatiest laugh in showbiz, Barry Cryer, as well as comic book legend Alan Moore.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2012
You'd better take what you're doing to Mr. Spivey," said Mr. Braxted in his throatiest voice, "and tell him with my compliments you're an idle young rascal.
From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by Compton MacKenzie
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