throaty

IPA: θrˈoʊti

adjective

  • (of a sound) Produced in the throat; having a rough or coarse quality like a sound produced in the throat.
  • Having a dewlap or excess skin hanging under the neck. (of livestock or dogs)
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Examples of "throaty" in Sentences

  • But she had said the word with throaty fondness, making it a term of endearment.
  • He made a revoltingly inhuman sound as he shambled away, a kind of throaty yelp.
  • The heroine's last name is pronounced Gorgeous (which, after all, means "throaty").
  • They both laughed the kind of throaty chuckle I've heard from women, in the dark, with a new man.
  • In real life he is called throaty, and given a level spoonful of that nauseous compound known as common sense.
  • The old birds make a kind of throaty chuckling to their young, but if they have any love song I have not heard it.
  • I really can't describe the noises somebody's stomach is making as either "throaty" or "gutteral" without being unintentionally humorous, can I?
  • Another cry which demands immediate attention, and the faithful carrying out of the doctor's orders, is the hoarse, "throaty" cry indicative of croup or bronchitis.
  • So very common is the "throaty" tone and so connected is throat pressure with every other vocal imperfection, that the avoiding or the correcting of this one fault demands constant watchfulness in all vigorous vocal work.

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