Nearby Words
adjective
1.
of or pertaining 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
4.
a guttural sound.
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Guttural
is always a great word to know.
So is homophone. Does it mean:
| the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation like stop, fricative, nasal, semivowel |
| a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning whether spelled the same way or not |
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Example Sentences
- Schmitt's guttural screams don't sound as menacing as they once did.
- The second puppeteer can match moves with guttural noises pumped from on-board speakers and in surround sound using this keyboard.
- He found her guttural laugh: it's fabulous-there's nothing held back.
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World English Dictionary
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
guttural
1594, from M.Fr. guttural, from L. guttur "throat."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
guttural gut·tur·al (gŭt'ər-əl)
adj.
Of or relating to the throat.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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