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1. (adj.) guttural
of or pertaining to the throat.
2. guttural
harsh; throaty.
3. guttural
pertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non-English velar fricative sound (&khlig; ).
4. (n.) guttural
a guttural sound.
Etymology: (1585–95; < NL gutturālis of the throat = L guttur gullet, throat +-ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
2. (adj) croaky, guttural
like the sounds of frogs and crows
"a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs"
3. (adj) guttural
relating to or articulated in the throat
"the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) guttural
of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat
2. (noun) guttural
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
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