What is "guttural" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does guttural mean in English? Meaning of guttural definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "guttural" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "guttural": a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

Noun

  • Meaning: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
  • Synonyms: guttural guttural consonant pharyngeal pharyngeal consonant
  • Hypernyms: consonant
  • Meaning of "guttural": like the sounds of frogs and crows

    Adjective

  • Meaning: like the sounds of frogs and crows
  • Example: a guttural voice acres of guttural frogs
  • Synonyms: croaky guttural
  • Similar: cacophonic cacophonous
  • Meaning of "guttural": relating to or articulated in the throat

    Adjective

  • Meaning: relating to or articulated in the throat
  • Example: the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds
  • Synonyms: guttural
  • Adjective: Sounding harsh and throaty. German is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants. 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, A Cuckoo in the Nest: 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.1922, Ben Travers, chapter 5, A Cuckoo in the Nest: 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.(phonetics) Articulated at the back of the mouth.(medicine, anatomy) Of, relating to, or connected to the throat. guttural duct of the ear;   guttural pouch infection
  • Synonyms:

    rasping, low, grating, husky, thick, rough, gruff, harsh, hoarse, inarticulate, sepulchral, throaty, growling, glottal, gravelly,

    Antonyms:

    dulcet, thin,

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