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- [throh-tee]
- /ˈθroʊ ti/
- /ˈθrəʊ.ti/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [throh-tee]
- /ˈθroʊ ti/
Definitions of throaty word
- adjective throaty produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse. 1
- adjective throaty sound: guttural 1
- adjective throaty voice, laugh: hoarse 1
- adjective throaty A throaty voice or laugh is low and rather rough. 0
- adjective throaty indicating a sore throat; hoarse 0
- adjective throaty of, relating to, or produced in or by the throat 0
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Origin of throaty
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; throat + -y1
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Parts of speech for Throaty
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
throaty popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
throaty usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for throaty
adj throaty
- breathy — If someone has a breathy voice, you can hear their breath when they speak or sing.
- croaky — If someone's voice is croaky, it is low and rough.
- croupier — A croupier is the person in charge of a gambling table in a casino, who collects the bets and pays money to the people who have won.
- croupy — pertaining to or resembling croup.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
adverb throaty
- croakily — In a croaky manner.
- gruffly — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- gutturally — In a harsh or throaty manner.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- huskily — big and strong; burly.
adjective throaty
- croaking — Present participle of croak.
noun throaty
- gruffness — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- gutturalness — The quality of being guttural.
- hoarseness — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- huskiness — big and strong; burly.
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