throaty

«throaty» in Mova's school dictionary: low and rough, as if it comes from deep in the throat — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (throaty, throatier, throatiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) A throaty voice or sound is low and rough, as if it comes from deep in the throat. tree →

2) It can describe the deep roar of an engine, like a throaty motorbike. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it describes how a character sounds, for example when they have a cold, are emotional, or have a deep voice. Phrases: a throaty laugh, a throaty voice, a throaty roar.

examples

• She gave a throaty laugh. tree →
• With a cold, my voice sounded throaty. tree →
• The old car started with a throaty rumble. tree →
• The lion let out a throaty growl. tree →
• The singer had a warm, throaty voice. tree →
• "Come in," said a throaty voice from behind the door. tree →

note

Comes from throat + -y. Comparative throatier, superlative throatiest. Similar: husky, hoarse, gravelly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «throaty» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.