throaty
/ˈθrəʊti
/adjective (throatier, throatiest)
(Of a voice or other sound) deep and husky: rich, throaty laughter...
- ‘Grrrrr,’ he growls in that deep throaty voice as, apropos of nothing, Nick Faldo walks by.
- I whipped around at the sound of Bey's throaty voice.
- With her darkly beautiful gaze and deep, throaty voice, Bacall isn't so much a love interest for Bogart as a tough, sassy equal.
Synonyms
gravelly, husky, rough, guttural, deep, thick, gruff, growly, growling, hoarse, croaky, croaking;
rasping, raspy, harsh, grating, jarring, discordant, dissonant, scratchy, creaky
rare stridulant
Derivatives
throatily
/ adverb ...- Back in 1875, Alexander Graham Bell clearly foresaw this development when, in making the very first phone call, he whispered throatily to his assistant: ‘Mr Watson, come here - I want you’.
- When the Irish anthem had finished the Irish supporters, numbering 30,000 at a conservative estimate, joined throatily in a rendition of La Marseillaise.
- All she did was laugh a little more throatily and turn a delicate shade of blue.
throatiness
- Potter tears through a knowing piece of classic fast bebop, close to the throatiness of a baritone sax, Sonny Rollins's weighty, smoky-toned swing and Charlie Parker's melodic agility.
- She's got a great voice - good range with the normal melodies and a heartfelt, Joplin-esque throatiness when she needs it.
- When Tharpe sings the line beginning with the words, ‘Rock me,’ she uses a seductive throatiness, further tipping the balance in favor of secular farce.