gutturals

[US]/'gʌt(ə)r(ə)l/
[UK]/'gʌtərəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. related to the throat; (sound) harsh
n. a sound articulated in the throat

Phrases & Collocations

guttural sound

harsh guttural tone

guttural consonant

guttural speech

deep guttural voice

Example Sentences

The guttural sound of the engine filled the room.

He spoke in a guttural voice that was hard to understand.

The guttural language was unfamiliar to me.

She let out a guttural scream of frustration.

The guttural pronunciation made it difficult to communicate.

The guttural growl of the bear echoed through the forest.

He cleared his throat with a guttural noise.

The guttural language was a challenge to learn.

She sang in a guttural style that was unique.

The guttural accent revealed his origins.

Real-world Examples

And then part of that is just his style of singing, which I think is so guttural and interesting.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

It's fun to speak too, with all the guttural.

Source: Editing guest room

The pale man with the blue lips replied in guttural Dothraki, " I am Pyat Pree, the great warlock" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The beast in the tree uttered a low guttural and dropped to the back of the gray mass.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

Deep guttural tone to the exhaust.

Source: No Country for Old Men

He also believed you could bring about this instinctive guttural reaction through laughter.

Source: 2022-2023-2 Academic Listening

In the dead of the night those guttural sounds in a strange language were mysterious and alarming.

Source: Veil

The language of the great apes is a combination of monosyllabic gutturals, amplified by gestures and signs.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

Insarov spoke Russian perfectly correctly, pronouncing every word fully and purely; but his guttural though pleasant voice sounded somehow not Russian.

Source: The Night Before (Part 1)

The deep guttural laugh of the savage sounded, at such a moment, to Duncan, like the hellish taunt of a demon.

Source: The Last of the Mohicans (Part Two)

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