guttural
adjective
uk/ˈɡʌt.ər.əl/us/ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ.əl/(ofspeechsounds)producedat the back of thethroatandthereforedeep:
(话音)喉咙里发出的,粗嘎的Two Egyptians werearguingoutsidetheroom,theirvoicesloudand guttural.两个埃及人正在屋外扯着嗓门粗声粗气地争吵。
near the bottom of a range of sounds
- lowThose notes are too low for me.
- low-pitchedThe low-pitched rumble of the train shook the house.
- gutturalArabic contains guttural sounds that are difficult for non-Arabic speakers to say properly.
- throatyShe gave a loud, throaty laugh.
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics
- alliterative
- alveolar
- apheresis
- aphesis
- aphetic
- aspirate
- assonance
- homonym
- laterally
- lax
- lenis
- macron
- misemphasis
- phonology
- schwa
- segmental
- semivowel
- sibilance
- sibilant
- speech pathology
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Describing qualities of the human voice