throatily

adverb

throat·​i·​ly ˈthrōt|ᵊlē 

-ōt|, 

|ᵊli, 

|ə̇l-

: in a throaty manner : with a peculiar tonal quality caused by oral utterance with the throat constricted : gutturally

wiped her red old eyes … and clucked throatily

—Rudyard Kipling

Word History

Etymology

throaty + -ly

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Rhymes for throatily

• totally