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guttural

[guht-er-uhl]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the throat.

  2. harsh; throaty.

  3. Phonetics.Ìýpertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non-English velar fricative sound



noun

  1. a guttural sound.

guttural

/ ˈɡʌ³ÙÉ™°ùÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. anatomy of or relating to the throat

  2. phonetics pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular

  3. raucous

“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

noun

  1. phonetics a guttural consonant

“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
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • gutturally adverb
  • gutturalness noun
  • gutturality noun
  • gutturalism noun
  • nonguttural adjective
  • nongutturally adverb
  • nongutturalness noun
  • unguttural adjective
  • ungutturally adverb
  • ungutturalness noun
  • ˈ²µ³Ü³Ù³Ù³Ü°ù²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
  • ˈ²µ³Ü³Ù³Ù³Ü°ù²¹±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of guttural1

1585–95; < New Latin ²µ³Ü³Ù³Ù³Ü°ùÄå±ô¾±²õ of the throat, equivalent to Latin guttur gullet, throat + -Äå±ô¾±²õ -al 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of guttural1

C16: from New Latin ²µ³Ü³Ù³Ù³Ü°ùÄå±ô¾±²õ concerning the throat, from Latin guttur gullet
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Example Sentences

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His song is suitably melodramatic, replete with guttural synths and creepy playground chants.

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The guttural emotion following Sunday's winning putt was McIlroy shedding the weight of burden which had laid heavy.

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Again, the two complied, but they missed a beat and now they were saying “Daddy, O†in a guttural way as they continued holding hands and squatting up and down.

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Beth Leavel delivers a defiantly louche rendition of “The Ladies Who Lunch†from “Company†and Bonnie Langford leaves it all out on the stage in a gorgeously guttural “I’m Still Here†from “Follies.â€

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It doesn’t need to, as Romy’s low, primal, guttural moan at the climax of the sequence says plenty.

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