guttural

Example Sentences

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Raspy grunts, high-pitched mews, guttural barks and the occasional roar bellowed toward my group of hikers at Año Nuevo State Park, a remote strip of coastal bluffs about 60 miles south of San Francisco.

From New York Times

Some find the low, guttural voice to be grating.

From Washington Post

The room exploded when Mr. Quan, the personification of an only-in-Hollywood comeback story, jumped atop the table where the engraving of statuettes was taking place and let loose a guttural scream.

From New York Times

By then he had jettisoned his first name: The English, he discovered, were flummoxed by the guttural consonant of “Chaim” and pronounced his name “Shame” as often as not.

From New York Times

It is impossible not to recoil as Alex fights her attacker and expresses her pain and tries to call for help with a guttural wailing that rips right through viewers.

From Salon