Guttural
['gʌt(ə)r(ə)l] or ['gʌtərəl]
Definition
(noun.) a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat.
(adj.) relating to or articulated in the throat; 'the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds' .
Checker: Mandy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat.
(n.) A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound.
Checked by Gerald
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Of the throat.
Checked by Alyson
Definition
adj. pertaining to the throat: formed in the throat: harsh or rasping in sound.—n. (gram.) a letter pronounced in the throat or the back part of the mouth (k c hard q g ng).—v.t. Gutt′uralise Gutt′urise to form (a sound) in the throat.—adv. Gutt′urally.—n. Gutt′uralness.
Typist: Lucas
Examples
- Now, really, Dodo, said Celia, with rather a deeper guttural than usual, you _are_ contradictory: first one thing and then another. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Up went the hunting knife, and then the woman turned to one side and soon a guttural ah proclaimed that her search had at last been successful. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- She had seated herself and taken up a fan for some time before she said, in her quiet guttural-- Dear Dodo, do throw off that cap. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You know, Dodo, it is very bad, said Celia, in her placid guttural, looking as prettily free from humors as possible. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- His expression was pleading rather than ferocious, nor did he bare his great tusks or utter his fearful guttural warnings. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Typed by Agatha