guttural

  • 21guttural — [ gʌt(ə)r(ə)l] adjective (of a speech sound) produced in the throat. ↘(of speech) characterized by guttural sounds. noun a guttural consonant (e.g. k, g). Derivatives gutturally adverb Origin C16: from Fr., or from med. L. gutturalis, from L.… …

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  • 22guttural — adj. & n. adj. 1 throaty, harsh sounding. 2 a Phonet. (of a consonant) produced in the throat or by the back of the tongue and palate. b (of a sound) coming from the throat. c of the throat. n. Phonet. a guttural consonant (e.g. k, g).… …

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  • 23guttural — gutturally, adv. gutturalness, gutturality, gutturalism, n. /gut euhr euhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the throat. 2. harsh; throaty. 3. Phonet. pertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non English… …

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  • 24Guttural — Gut|tu|ral 〈m. 1; Phon.; kurz für〉 Gutturallaut * * * gut|tu|ral <Adj.> [zu lat. guttur = Kehle]: a) kehlig klingend: eine e Sprache; seine Aussprache ist sehr g.; b) (Sprachwiss. veraltend) im Bereich der Kehle gebildet: ein er Laut. * * * …

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  • 25guttural — adj. Guttural is used with these nouns: ↑growl …

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  • 26guttural — gut|tur|al [ˈgʌtərəl] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: gutturalis, from Latin guttur throat ] a guttural voice or sound is or seems to be produced deep in someone s throat = ↑throaty …

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  • 27guttural — gut|tur|al [ gʌt(ə)rəl ] adjective a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat …

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  • 28guttural — adjective a guttural voice or sound is or seems to be produced deep in the throat …

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  • 29guttural — adjective the man who called had a guttural voice Syn: throaty, husky, gruff, gravelly, growly, growling, croaky, croaking, harsh, rough, rasping, raspy; deep, low, thick …

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  • 30guttural — UK [ˈɡʌt(ə)rəl] / US adjective a guttural sound is deep and made at the back of your throat …

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