Meaning of GUTTURAL
| Pronunciation: | | 'guturul
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- [n] a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
- [adj] like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs"
- [adj] relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"
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| | Synonyms: | | cacophonic, cacophonous, croaking, croaky, guttural consonant |
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| | See Also: | | consonant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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.
\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.
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