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guttural

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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gut·tur·al /ˈɡʌtərəl/ adjective  Ca guttural voice or sound is or seems to be produced deep in someone’s throat 〔声音〕喉中发出的,像喉中发出的 SYN throaty
Examples from the Corpus
gutturalTheir speech, when they cried out, was guttural.Sharp, guttural cries accompanied the drum of hooves.Mike made some guttural noise to indicate that he had heard me.That meant learning their language, composed mostly of guttural noises, facial expressions, arm movements and gestures.Ruby attempted to communicate by a combination of gestures, clicks, and guttural sounds unlike any known language.His guttural utterances are accompanied by erudite subtitles.He twisted around toward the one who had him in his grasp, and let out a guttural, weird howl.
Origin guttural (1500-1600) Medieval Latin gutturalis, from Latin guttur throat
gut·tur·al adjectiveChineseSyllable
a sound Corpus is seems voice or or be to guttural


guttural
guttural /ˈɡʌtərəl/ adjective
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Medieval Latin
 Origin: gutturalis, from Latin guttur 'throat'
a guttural voice or sound is or seems to be produced deep in someone’s throat
   SYN  throaty


gut·tur·alBrE /ˈɡʌtərəl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡʌtərəl/ 🔊 adjective(of a sound 声音) made or seeming to be made at the back of the throat (似)喉间发出的guttural consonants腭辅音a low guttural growl从喉咙里发出的低沉的吼声