Standard Lemma guide

throaty

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈθɹəʊti/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊti
  • CMU ARPABET: TH R OW1 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Produced in the throat; having a rough or coarse quality like a sound produced in the throat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A throaty cough.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a dewlap or excess skin hanging under the neck. (of livestock or dogs)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

sounding as if pronounced low in the throat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a rich throaty voice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English throat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English throaty From throat + -y.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: гърлен (gǎrlen) — produced in the throat
  • Hebrew: גְרוֹנִי — produced in the throat
  • Icelandic: hás — produced in the throat
  • Icelandic: rámur — produced in the throat