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guttural

[guht-er-uhl] / ˈgʌt ər əl /


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The scene ends with Lindo breaking into a guttural humming and drumming, expressing pain that transcends words.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Zhao has been signaling this moment from the start of the film, and when Hamnet’s bright, earnest voice is replaced by Buckley’s full-bodied, guttural wail, it’s nearly impossible to stay stone-faced.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

In postproduction, Del Toro sometimes underlay Elordi’s screams with his own guttural noises or the roars of lions and gorillas, imagining a voice created by mismatched lungs and a throat from different people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

His song is suitably melodramatic, replete with guttural synths and creepy playground chants.

From BBC • May 9, 2025

Knot and Vine curled their lips at Tool’s answer and growled guttural contempt.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi