guttural

[ guht-er-uhl ]

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 [kh].

noun

1. a guttural sound.

guttural

/ 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

noun

1. phonetics a guttural consonant

Derived Forms

• ˈgutturally, adverb
• ˈgutturalness, noun

Other Words From

• guttur·al·ly adverb
• guttur·al·ness guttur·ali·ty guttur·al·ism noun
• non·guttur·al adjective
• non·guttur·al·ly adverb
• non·guttur·al·ness noun
• un·guttur·al adjective
• un·guttur·al·ly adverb
• un·guttur·al·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of guttural¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of guttural¹

C16: from New Latin gutturālis concerning the throat, from Latin guttur gullet

Example Sentences

On the steps of city hall, Mayor David Anderson hollered a guttural “Wahhh!!!”

From Time

Those snorting and obnoxious guttural sounds continue to hound you all night long.

From Popular-Science

The acceleration literally took my breath away, and the guttural exhaust rumble—which was downright primal—turned more than a few heads.

From Washington Blade

The researchers noted that a relatively large body size may protect guttural toads against predators.

From Science News

His voice would morph from a melodic baritone to a deep, guttural snarl, grinding notes to a pulp.

From The Daily Beast

She even changed the way she spoke; as a little kid, she spoke like her parents, with guttural hets and ayins.

From The Daily Beast

She lets out a deep, guttural laugh, the kind that sends her into a body-shaking cough away from the phone.

From The Daily Beast

Queen Mary is given a heavy guttural German accent; it actually was barely perceptible (as recordings of her voice prove).

From The Daily Beast

Sobs wracked my body, and I heard a guttural cry like a wild animal come from somewhere deep within me.

From The Daily Beast

He went up a few steps, and looked over the upper deck; then he called out some guttural words.

From Project Gutenberg

"Young man," he addresses me in the artificial guttural voice he affects on solemn occasions.

From Project Gutenberg

“Let our white brother come close,” called a deep guttural voice.

From Project Gutenberg

Ah Sing entered behind them, pointed at Peter Gross, and issued a harsh, guttural command.

From Project Gutenberg

With an alphabet of thirty-nine letters, but it is harsh and guttural.

From Project Gutenberg