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as in hoarse
harsh and dry in sound
had a bad cold and a throaty cough to go with it
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2
as in deep
having a low musical pitch or range
a throaty alto
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As if on cue, the Estonian psychologist, Alar, vomited into his bucket, setting off a domino effect of throaty purges around the room.
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Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2011
Metro Detroit’s Woodward Avenue, suburban twisties and country roads were suddenly full of spring songbirds: the sharp call of the Porsche flat-six, the gurgling growl of the Mustang V-8, the throaty bark of the Corvette.
—cleveland, 30 May 2020
Ease off the throttle and the engine is a different animal, sinking to a wavering, slightly throaty, but otherwise normal idle, at 700 rpm.
—Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 25 May 2020
With the sweeping vista of the Alaska Range in the background, Monaco pulled back on his flight controls and his jet shot into the sky with a throaty roar and rattle.
—Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2020
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Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 29 Apr. 2011
Metro Detroit’s Woodward Avenue, suburban twisties and country roads were suddenly full of spring songbirds: the sharp call of the Porsche flat-six, the gurgling growl of the Mustang V-8, the throaty bark of the Corvette.
—cleveland, 30 May 2020
Ease off the throttle and the engine is a different animal, sinking to a wavering, slightly throaty, but otherwise normal idle, at 700 rpm.
—Don Schroeder, Car and Driver, 25 May 2020
With the sweeping vista of the Alaska Range in the background, Monaco pulled back on his flight controls and his jet shot into the sky with a throaty roar and rattle.
—Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2020
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“Throaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throaty. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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