Guttural
adjective
Sound that is made in your throat.
His voice is deep and guttural.
Often appears as...
- guttural voice
- guttural sound
adjective
Relating to the throat.
He made a guttural chuckle.
Often appears as...
- guttural cough
- guttural utterance
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Characteristics of languages that have guttural sounds.
German is a somewhat guttural language.
Often appears as...
- guttural language
- guttural accent
Usage tips
Linguistic
adjective
Sound that is made in your throat.
His voice is deep and guttural.
Often appears as...
- guttural voice
- guttural sound
adjective
Relating to the throat.
He made a guttural chuckle.
Often appears as...
- guttural cough
- guttural utterance
Usage tips
Medical
adjective
Characteristics of languages that have guttural sounds.
German is a somewhat guttural language.
Often appears as...
- guttural language
- guttural accent
Usage tips
Linguistic
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Pro Tip 1/3Vocal Depth
Guttural indicates a deep, throat-based vocal quality, often perceived as rough or powerful.
The singer's guttural rendition of the song added a raw emotion to it.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Guttural' may sound negative, but it can also describe a voice full of character or emotion.
Her laughter was guttural, rich and infectious.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Emotion
Use 'guttural' to suggest raw, strong emotions that come out in someone's speech or sounds.
His speech became more guttural as he spoke passionately about his cause.
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Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
she started to show frustration and I started to get worried she'd come up to me and she'd blow bubbles which is a sign a threat display in the wild world but she does blow bubbles and go back to trying to feed me so I don't know what she was really trying to say and then this one time she did this deep guttural
Video examples
How my dad's dementia...
And so I ran out. I left him there. I sat in my truck -- his old truck -- hunched over, this really deep guttural cry coming out of the pit of my belly.
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
she started to show frustration and I started to get worried she'd come up to me and she'd blow bubbles which is a sign a threat display in the wild world but she does blow bubbles and go back to trying to feed me so I don't know what she was really trying to say and then this one time she did this deep guttural
Video examples
How my dad's dementia...
And so I ran out. I left him there. I sat in my truck -- his old truck -- hunched over, this really deep guttural cry coming out of the pit of my belly.
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Quote examples
Stephen Merchant
English Writer
I guess as you get older you sort of see the mechanics, even with the best comedians. There's admiration for people I admire, but it's not guttural laughter. It's a wry 'Oh, well done, sir.' But I sort of miss that slightly; I miss the raw joy of comedy I used to get.
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Stephen Merchant
English Writer
I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first time live, just in some comedy club when I was 18, and again, just guttural, pure laughter. I didn't know what he was doing; I couldn't see the tricks.
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Susie Dent
English Scientist
German has always felt the language that I come back to. It's given a very hard time by most people for being ugly and guttural. In fact, it's one of the most melodic, lyrical languages around. And German literature is amazing. It's just a treasury for me.
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Mark Goddard
American Actor
They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general.
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Dawn Foster
British Journalist
Hospitals are often grim places: being stuck on a ward is excruciatingly boring, especially when you're too ill to follow the plot of a book, and struggling to sleep through the guttural cries of people writhing in agony in adjacent beds.
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Zola Jesus
American Musician
The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.
Quote examples
Stephen Merchant
English Writer
I guess as you get older you sort of see the mechanics, even with the best comedians. There's admiration for people I admire, but it's not guttural laughter. It's a wry 'Oh, well done, sir.' But I sort of miss that slightly; I miss the raw joy of comedy I used to get.
Quote examples
Stephen Merchant
English Writer
I very rarely laugh. I remember I used to have a joy at comedy. I remember going to see Sean Lock for the first time live, just in some comedy club when I was 18, and again, just guttural, pure laughter. I didn't know what he was doing; I couldn't see the tricks.
Quote examples
Susie Dent
English Scientist
German has always felt the language that I come back to. It's given a very hard time by most people for being ugly and guttural. In fact, it's one of the most melodic, lyrical languages around. And German literature is amazing. It's just a treasury for me.
Quote examples
Mark Goddard
American Actor
They sent me the script, asking me to play the part of a general. I have never played the part of an authority figure. I've never thought of myself that way. I was uncomfortable with it, but I worked at it and knew I had a guttural voice for a general.
Quote examples
Dawn Foster
British Journalist
Hospitals are often grim places: being stuck on a ward is excruciatingly boring, especially when you're too ill to follow the plot of a book, and struggling to sleep through the guttural cries of people writhing in agony in adjacent beds.
Quote examples
Zola Jesus
American Musician
The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.
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