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full-throated
[ fool-throh-tid ]
adjective
- using the full power of one’s voice:
His full-throated yodeling stole the show.
- (of a sound) formed by the full power of one’s voice:
The play begins with a full-throated scream from backstage.
- demonstrated or expressed with enthusiastic conviction:
The local nurses association has given our candidate its full-throated endorsement.
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Other Words From
- full-throat·ed·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of full-throated1
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Example Sentences
This summons all the proximate Beyoncé voters, as we reply in a full-throated roar, “ALLLLLL THE SINGLE LAAAAADIES!”
While Jacobs pushed for regulatory reform, Ernst came out full-throated for abolishing the Department of Education and the EPA.
What it has turned out to be is a full-throated defense of the contractor system as a whole.
Now, by contrast, those signals are frequent and full-throated.
This is full-throated belting of “One Day More” by people who sound like trained singers.
They were on a fresh trail; they were away over hill and hollow, singing full-throated as they ran.
As he closed the door the laboring engine once more resumed its full-throated roar.
But when the piano sounded the notes of "Dixie" Evelyn's voice rose alone, clear and full-throated as that of a lark.
The "no" that answered was not full-throated, but it satisfied the patrol leader.
A full-throated feminine voice burst almost in Day's right ear: "Oh, please tell him to get one for us!"
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