guttural

guttural Definition

gut·tural (gut′ər əl)

adjective

of the throat
1. loosely produced in the throat; harsh, rasping, etc.: said of sounds
2. characterized by such sounds a guttural language
articulated with the back of the tongue close to or touching the soft palate, as the (g) in gum; velar

Etymology: L guttur, throat < IE *gut-, *gutr, throat < base *gēu-, to curve > cod

noun

guttural Related Forms

gut′·tur·ally adverb gut′·tur·al·ness noun

guttural Synonyms

modif.

guttural Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

deep: It all gazes out on to a permanent lagoon inhabited by hippos that loll submerged, emitting plumes of water and deep guttural snorts.

Modifies a noun

pouch: Long term problems A chronic carrier state or recurrent, chronic disease may be long term problems if the guttural pouch becomes infected.
vocal: Their dynamic guitar assault combines brilliant single-note leads and pummeling power chords, offset by the melodic and guttural vocals.
tone: Valarien took a deep breath and began an incantation in chilling guttural tones.
noise: Soon after his burial terrible screams and strange guttural noises issued from the grave, and the house was plagued by poltergeist activity.
sound: They seemed to communicate with " guttural sounds " .
voice: To his amazement, the House of Fraser lady stood up and in a gravelly, guttural voice asked him to shift.

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