guttural

American  

[guht-er-uhl] / ˈgʌt ər əl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the throat.

2. harsh; throaty.

3. Phonetics. pertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non-English velar fricative sound

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noun

1. a guttural sound.

guttural British  

/ ˈɡʌtərəl /

adjective

1. anatomy of or relating to the throat

2. phonetics pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular

3. raucous

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noun

1. phonetics a guttural consonant

Other Word Forms

• gutturalism noun
• gutturality noun
• gutturally adverb
• gutturalness noun
• nonguttural adjective
• nongutturally adverb
• nongutturalness noun
• unguttural adjective
• ungutturally adverb
• ungutturalness noun

Etymology

Origin of guttural

1585–95; < New Latin gutturālis of the throat, equivalent to Latin guttur gullet, throat + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

The boy charged again, stick raised, and released a guttural cry.

From Literature

I cried out in pain, an involuntary guttural sound.

From Literature

Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.

From BBC

The scene ends with Lindo breaking into a guttural humming and drumming, expressing pain that transcends words.

From Los Angeles Times

All the creature’s unease had vanished: he gave a guttural burr in his throat, a turbine of delight.

From Literature