Throatiness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Throatiness is a noun meaning (with reference to a voice) The property of being throaty; roughness, coarseness.
Meaning
(with reference to a voice) The property of being throaty; roughness, coarseness.
More Meanings
- (with reference to a sheep or dog) The property of having a dewlap or excess skin hanging under the neck.
Example Sentences
Amazement took the throatiness out of his voice.
His eyes began to glow and his voice took on the throatiness he used in sermons.
The neck [of the foxhound] must be long and clean, without the slightest throatiness.
We have before noticed, that a pendulous skin under the throat, what we term throatiness, is much esteemed, because it is supposed to denote a tendency both to wool and to a heavy fleece.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roughness, hoarseness, coarseness, gruffiness, gruffness, crassitude.
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