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# throaty

adjective (throaty, throatier, throatiest)

«throaty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A throaty voice or sound is low and rough, as if it comes from deep in the throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#m1)
2. It can describe the deep roar of an engine, like a throaty motorbike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it describes how a character sounds, for example when they have a cold, are emotional, or have a deep voice. Phrases: a throaty laugh, a throaty voice, a throaty roar.

### Examples

- She gave a throaty laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#x1)
- With a cold, my voice sounded throaty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#x2)
- The old car started with a throaty rumble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#x3)
- The lion let out a throaty growl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#x4)
- The singer had a warm, throaty voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#x5)
- "Come in," said a throaty voice from behind the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/#x6)

### Note

Comes from throat + -y. Comparative throatier, superlative throatiest. Similar: husky, hoarse, gravelly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «throaty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throaty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«throaty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/throaty.html) on Mova free.