[
US
/ˈθɹoʊti/
]
[ UK /θɹˈəʊti/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈəʊti/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
sounding as if pronounced low in the throat
a rich throaty voice
How To Use throaty In A Sentence
- He changed his voice completely, going from a loud outside voice to a low, husky, kind of throaty sexy sound that had her heart skipping beats.
- He let out a throaty laugh. Times, Sunday Times
- She would bark pugnaciously - a throaty howl almost like a mating cry - whenever she got a hint of their presence, even if they just whispered too loud at the window.
- The propeller was spun, the engine coughed into life and a throaty roar was heard as it taxied down the racecourse before rising into flight.
- One fabulously throaty chuckle from a five-year-old sitting near the front suggested it could. Times, Sunday Times
- I was confused about whether their approach was intended to be ironic, or satirical, or both, or neither ... it was infused with what I thought were obvious clichés, like ladies looking sexy, inscrutable and dour playing drums in militaristic fashion aside the frontman, who sang throaty german lyrics to pretty hard core industrial rock, accompanied by projected images of male gymnasts and words like Totalitariansme and crosses and things. Sleepless in Slovenia.
- I replied, realizing that my own voice was suddenly sounding deeper, and throaty too, as if I was trying to seduce him.
- It may be unfair to single out particular players, but Gustafsson's raw, throaty tenor and Lonberg-Holm's use of electronics and distortion both grab the attention.
- Dynasty, massive hair, throaty voice. Times, Sunday Times
- His mother stumbles towards us, lit cigarette in hand, and gives a throaty hello. Times, Sunday Times