guttural

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1. guttural - Noun

2. guttural - Adjective

3. guttural - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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

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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The writing of certain poems (eg 'The Guttural Muse and others)took me to the bottom of myself, something inchoate but troubled, you might say I had muddied the waters, but I felt these poems arrived from an older, deeper, cleaner spring. Seamus Heaney

They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general. Mark Goddard

The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural. Zola Jesus

a guttural voice Source: Internet

acres of guttural frogs Source: Internet

the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds Source: Internet

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