guttural

Meanings

Plural: gutturals

Noun

• a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
• A harsh and throaty spoken sound

Adjective Satellite

• like the sounds of frogs and crows
  • "a guttural voice"
  • "acres of guttural frogs"

Adjective

• relating to or articulated in the throat
  • "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"

Adj

• Sounding harsh and throaty.
• having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
• Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.

Synonyms

croaky, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant

Anagrams of guttural