throatier; throatiest
1
: uttered or produced from low in the throat
a throaty voice
2
: heavy, thick, and deep as if from the throat
throaty notes of a horn
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had a bad cold and a throaty cough to go with it
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Kendrick responds to that feedback on the album version, which trades his smooth vocals on the single version for a throatier delivery and cuts off the third verse for a clunky and misinformed skit about the etymology of the N-word.
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Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The instrumentation on the album is a gleaming and impenetrable expanse, and the main attraction is Lipa, whose voice is strong and occasionally throaty.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
In this application, the 5.0-liter power plant uses custom headers and exhaust to produce even throatier notes.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
But much like Thatcher, for whom Anderson assumed a quivering deep and throaty tone, the role was a physical one that required a great deal of voice work.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
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Stephen Kearse, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The instrumentation on the album is a gleaming and impenetrable expanse, and the main attraction is Lipa, whose voice is strong and occasionally throaty.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 3 May 2024
In this application, the 5.0-liter power plant uses custom headers and exhaust to produce even throatier notes.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2023
But much like Thatcher, for whom Anderson assumed a quivering deep and throaty tone, the role was a physical one that required a great deal of voice work.
—Manori Ravindran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2022
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“Throaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throaty. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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throaty
adjective
throatier; throatiest
: uttered or produced in deep low tones from or as if from low in the throat
a throaty voice
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