Definitions for guttural
ˈgʌt ər əlgut·tural

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonantadjective

   a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

2. croaky, gutturaladjective

   like the sounds of frogs and crows

   "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs"

3. gutturaladjective

   relating to or articulated in the throat

   "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gutturalnoun

   A harsh and throaty spoken sound

2. gutturaladjective

   Sounding harsh and throaty.

   German is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants.

3. gutturaladjective

   Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.

4. Etymology: From gutturālis, from guttur.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GUTTURALadjective

   Pronounced in the throat; belonging to the throat.

   Etymology: gutturalis, Latin.

   The Hebrews have assigned which letters are labial, which dental, and which guttural. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   In attempting to pronounce the nasals, and some of the vowels spiritally, the throat is brought to labour, and makes that which we call a guttural pronunciation. William Holder.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guttural

   Guttural speech sounds are those with a primary place of articulation near the back of the oral cavity, especially where it is difficult to distinguish a sound's place of articulation and its phonation. In popular usage it is an imprecise term for sounds produced relatively far back in the vocal tract, such as German ch or the Arabic ayin, but not simple glottal sounds like h. The term 'guttural language' is used for languages that have such sounds. As a technical term used by phoneticians and phonologists, gutteral has had various definitions. The concept always includes pharyngeal consonants, but may include velar, uvular or laryngeal consonants as well. Guttural sounds are typically consonants, but murmured, pharyngealized, glottalized and strident vowels may be also considered guttural in nature. Some phonologists argue that all post-velar sounds constitute a natural class.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. guttural

   Guttural refers to a type of speech sound or pronunciation that is produced in the throat. These sounds are typically characterized as strong, raspy, or harsh. This term can also be used generally to describe anything that is throaty or harsh sounding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gutturaladjective

   of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat

2. Gutturalnoun

   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

3. Etymology: [L. guttur throat: cf. F. gutural.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guttural

   Guttural speech sounds are those with a primary place of articulation near the back of the oral cavity. In some definitions, this is restricted to pharyngeal consonants, but in others includes some velar and uvular consonants. Guttural sounds are typically consonants, but some vowels articulations may also be considered guttural in nature. Although the term has historically been used by phoneticians, and is occasionally used by phonologists today, it is now more common in popular use than as a technical term in linguistics.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Guttural

   gut′ur-al, adj. pertaining to the throat: formed in the throat: harsh or rasping in sound.—n. (gram.) a letter pronounced in the throat or the back part of the mouth (k, c hard, q, g, ng).—v.t. Gutt′uralise, Gutt′urise, to form (a sound) in the throat.—adv. Gutt′urally.—n. Gutt′uralness. [Fr.,—L. guttur, the throat.]

Anagrams for guttural »

1. guttular

How to pronounce guttural?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say guttural in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of guttural in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of guttural in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of guttural in a Sentence

1. Trevor Moffat:

   It sounded like a big tractor trailer passing by the road, rattling and shaking, guttural rumbling. ... We left everything there, grabbed my kid, my dog, got in the car with my wife, all the neighbors were outside, a lot of young people crying. Armageddon type reaction.

2. Stephen Butler Leacock:

   The mayor gave no other answer than that deep guttural grunt which is technically known in municipal interviews as refusing to commit oneself.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=guttural
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Guttural
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=guttural
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guttural
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guttural
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=guttural
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=guttural