guttural
Collocations
4ADJ.
considered, deep, long, many
VERB + GUTTURAL
heard
GUTTURAL + NOUN
duct, growl, infection, language, pouch
PREP.
in, in, with
Definitions
adj
Sounding harsh and throaty.
Arabic is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants.
The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.
guttural duct of the ear; guttural pouch infection
noun
A harsh and throaty spoken sound
He was hairy, and his speech of rough gutturals was imperfect.
He seems quite an exception to some husbands in that respect!" remarked the Berliner in deep gutturals.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
adjective — like the sounds of frogs and crows
- croaky
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Arabic is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants.
WiktionaryThe departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells a
Wiktionaryguttural duct of the ear; guttural pouch infection
WiktionaryHe was hairy, and his speech of rough gutturals was imperfect.
WiktionaryHe seems quite an exception to some husbands in that respect!" remarked the Berliner in deep gutturals.
Wiktionary"Teeka is Tarzan's," said the ape-man, in the low gutturals of the great anthropoids.
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