guttural
adjective
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Though it is now used to describe many sounds or utterances which strike the listener as harsh or disagreeable, the adjective guttural was originally applied only to sounds and utterances produced in the throat. This is reflected in the word's Latin root—guttur, meaning "throat." Despite the similarity in sound, guttural is not related to the English word gutter, which comes (by way of Anglo-French) from Latin gutta, meaning "drop."
Examples of guttural in a Sentence
Kyle Hyatt, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2024
The guttural howling of dorm dudes fragging each other was the soundtrack to higher education.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
Their guttural sounds are their own kind of haunting music as we are drawn into the world of two camel herders in rural Somalia: widow and force-of-nature Qalifo and loyal only son Asa (newcomers Maan Youssouf Ahmed and Elmi Rashid Elmi).
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2024
Production played a huge role in that: The guttural beats from F1lthy (who has also worked with Lil Yachty and Yeat) were engrossing.
—Jayson Buford, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Guttural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guttural. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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