Throatiest - English meaning

adjective

Making or liable to make a creaking sound when being moved or when pressure is applied.

Usage examples:

I climbed the creaky stairs

adjective

Something that is creaky creaks

Usage examples:

A creaky hinge/chair/bed, creaky floorboards, the creaky legal system

verb

(of a frog or crow) make a characteristic deep hoarse sound.

Usage examples:

The frogs settled in the shade, croaking happily

noun

A characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow.

Usage examples:

A female frog can pick out a mate's voice from a cacophony of croaks

verb

Present participle of croak

adjective

(of a person's voice) deep and hoarse.

Usage examples:

My voice was croaky, slightly hoarse, but he heard it.

adjective

If a person or their voice is croaky, their voice sounds rough because they have a sore or dry throat

Usage examples:

He called into work with a croaky voice, saying he was ill., i'm feeling much better now but i'm st…

adjective

Extending far down from the top or surface.

Usage examples:

A deep gorge

noun

The sea.

Usage examples:

Denizens of the deep

adverb

The part of the field distant from the batsman.

adjective

Disagreeing or incongruous.

Usage examples:

The operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities

adjective

Producing an unpleasant sound

Usage examples:

Discordant opinions discordant opinions prevail even among good judges., the contemporary dialogue …

adjective

Lacking harmony.

Usage examples:

Irregular, dissonant chords

adjective

(of sounds or musical notes) sounding strange or unpleasant

Usage examples:

A dissonant combination of sounds, his compositions tend to be brutally dissonant and repetitive., …

adjective

Sounding harsh and unpleasant.

Usage examples:

A high, grating voice

noun

A framework of parallel or crossed bars, typically preventing access through an opening while permitting communication or ventilation.

Usage examples:

Suddenly, something thudded against the grating that covered the opening.

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

adjective

Resembling, containing, or consisting of gravel.

Usage examples:

A dry gravelly soil

adjective

(of a voice) low and rough

adjective

If a voice, especially a man's voice, is gravelly, it is low and rough.

adjective

(of an animal, especially a dog) making a low guttural sound in the throat that indicates hostility.

Usage examples:

Putting his hand in front of a growling dog was a dumb thing to do

noun

A low guttural noise made in the throat, especially by a dog, to indicate hostility.

Usage examples:

Hearing that growling was so scary

verb

(of an animal, especially a dog) make a low guttural sound in the throat.

Usage examples:

The dogs yapped and growled at his heels

adjective

Making a low, guttural sound.

Usage examples:

A deep growly voice

adjective

Someone who has a growly voice makes long, low, rough sounds that are similar to the threatening sound made by an angry dog

Usage examples:

He started to sing in a growly voice., she is known for her growly, gravelly voice., how safe is th…

adjective

(of a voice) rough and low in pitch.

Usage examples:

She spoke with a gruff, masculine voice

adjective

(of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.

Usage examples:

It seemed the werewolf was on the verge of talking, but all that escaped its throat was a guttural …

noun

A guttural consonant (e.g. k, g ) or other speech sound.

adjective

(of speech sounds) produced at the back of the throat and therefore deep

Usage examples:

Two egyptians were arguing outside the room, their voices loud and guttural.

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

Usage examples:

Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

Usage examples:

Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

(of a person's voice) sounding rough and harsh, typically as the result of a sore throat or of shouting.

Usage examples:

A hoarse whisper

adjective

(of a voice) sounding weak and not very well controlled, often because it has been used too much or the speaker has a cold

Usage examples:

He was hoarse from shouting.

adjective

(of a voice or utterance) sounding low-pitched and slightly hoarse.

Usage examples:

His voice became a husky, erotic whisper

noun

A powerful dog of a breed with a thick double coat which is typically grey, used in the arctic for pulling sledges.

Usage examples:

Similarly, a trip to where the huskies are bred and trained to pull sleighs takes you right to the …

adjective

(esp. of a person’s voice) low and sounding slightly damaged

Usage examples:

The singer had a husky voice., rennett was a husky, broad-shouldered kid.

adjective

Incongruous in a striking or shocking way; clashing.

Usage examples:

The telephone struck a jarring note in those renaissance surroundings

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

adjective

Different from surrounding or usual things, or disagreeing with others, and therefore surprising or upsetting

Usage examples:

A jarring succession of images, the band took a new, if jarring, approach to this music.

adjective

Harsh-sounding and unpleasant; grating.

Usage examples:

His cracked, rasping voice narrates the story

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

My breath rasped in my throat

adjective

A rasping sound or a rasping voice is unpleasantly rough

Usage examples:

Rasping cough the man had a rasping cough that left him gasping for breath., rasping voice with his…

adjective

Hoarse or harsh-sounding.

Usage examples:

His voice was raspy from days of non-stop campaigning

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

(especially of a fabric or garment) having a rough, uncomfortable texture and tending to cause itching or discomfort.

Usage examples:

A cardigan in a scratchy wool

adjective

With opposite sides or surfaces that are far or relatively far apart.

Usage examples:

Thick slices of bread

noun

The most active or crowded part of something.

Usage examples:

We were in the thick of the battle

adverb

In or with deep, dense, or heavy mass.

Usage examples:

Bread spread thick with butter