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throaty
[ throh-tee ]
adjective
- produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.
throaty
/ ˈθrəʊtɪ /
adjective
- indicating a sore throat; hoarse
a throaty cough
- of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat
- deep, husky, or guttural
Derived Forms
- ˈthroatiness, noun
- ˈthroatily, adverb
Other Words From
- throati·ly adverb
- throati·ness noun
- un·throati·ly adverb
- un·throaty adjective
Example Sentences
Clinton punctuated her hammy gesture with a deep, throaty chuckle.
He still has his laddish Liverpudlian wit, throwing back his head in a deep throaty laugh as a crowd of reporters joins in.
His tastes and desires were manifested by his sensual lips, his small, dull eyes and throaty voice.
Another call followed it, and then a throaty thrilling, and then another short series of acrid and moving calls.
Judy turned her face away from those appealing blue eyes and coughed a forced throaty cough.
A tone may be "attacked" with a nasal or throaty quality, and then be improved, by simply eliminating the objectionable quality.
There is an almost infinite variety of throaty tones, and of nasal sounds as well.
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