throated

adjective

throat·ed ˈthrō-təd

: having a throat especially of a specified kind

—usually used in combination

a ruby-throated hummingbird

: making a specified kind of sound from the throat

—usually used in combination

… the deep-throated growls and barks of a determined German shepherd.—

Dick Francis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Getting the subjunctive mood involved doesn’t sound like full-throated approval. —

Vulture, 6 May 2022 The project follows her 2020 album, Plastic Hearts, a full-throated return to rock. —

Vulture, 12 Jan. 2023 Dishes like northern-style laap sausage; pollock in a sour curry; or glass noodles baked with pork belly and crab in a clay pot are excellent and full-throated spicy. —

Eric Asimov, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023 That note amounts to a quibble, though, with a film that brings a full-throated roar to celebrating theatrical movie-going as a singular experience, practically daring the viewer to resist its muscularity and power. —

Brian Lowry, CNN, 13 Dec. 2022 Wave had no problem handling full-throated melodies that are pop not in the way rap has subsumed culture, but pop in the sense of being familiar and approachable. —

Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022 The comedic duo was possessed with not-even-joking fear about the prospect of full-throated singing and dancing. —

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2022 The streets recently have felt far more dangerous for everybody, and the city needs a full-throated response. —

Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2022 The Golden Eagles defense was also worthy of full-throated praise. —

Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2022 See More

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