Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Protuberance or unusual prominence of the throat.
- noun Throaty or guttural character or quality of voice or utterance.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
throaty .
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Examples
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A great many singers suffer from the defect called "throatiness" of the emission -- that is to say, they attack or start the note in the throat.
Caruso and Tetrazzini on the Art of Singing Enrico Caruso 1897
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I suppose she thinks the throatiness is alluring, but it just sounds like she needs to take a cough mixture.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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Everyone in Berlin spoke English, in varying degrees of throatiness.
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I suppose she thinks the throatiness is alluring, but it just sounds like she needs to take a cough mixture.
Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011
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There was probably some sort of backing track, but you could definitely hear breathing and throatiness.
'Liiiiiiiiiiive!' An actual vocal on a reality show results night! | EW.com 2008
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Kill Joe Benton, the dominant voice had commanded with its distinctive and chilling throatiness.
Bottled Spider Gardner, John 2002
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It seemed so far off, as if the throatiness belonged to somebody else.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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It seemed so far off, as if the throatiness belonged to somebody else.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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It seemed so far off, as if the throatiness belonged to somebody else.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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It seemed so far off, as if the throatiness belonged to somebody else.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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