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Guttural - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Guttural : adj
1: like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice";
"acres of guttural frogs" [syn: croaking, croaky]
2: relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop
and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural
sounds"
(noun)
1: a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
[syn: guttural consonant]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Guttural : \Gut"tur*al\, a. [L. guttur throat: cf. F. gutural.]
Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat;
relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the
throat.
Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings.
--W. Guthrie.
In such a sweet, guttural accent. --Landor.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Guttural : \Gut"tur*al\, n.
A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid
of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft
palate; also, a letter representing such a sound.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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