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guttural

[guht-er-uhl] / ˈgʌt ər əl /


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Guttural and rasping, with a face resembling a tree scorched by lightning, Scofield bristles with anger, but is in the end desperately lonely.

From The Guardian • Feb. 8, 2019

Guttural German notes mixed whimsically with sibilant Spanish and flowing Portuguese.

From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)

Guttural grunts of approval rewarded each resounding period.

From Under Fire by Cox, C. B.

Guttural sounds of approbation broke from the warriors, amid which he thought he could hear the voice of his wife earnestly calling upon his name, in the distance.

From Wau-nan-gee or the Massacre at Chicago A Romance of the American Revolution by Richardson, Major John

The Guttural Quality is used in expressing the strongest degree of contempt, disgust, aversion, revenge, etc.

From The Canadian Elocutionist by Howard, Anna Kelsey




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