throaty
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coarse, croaking, croaky, grating, gravel, gravelly, gruff, hoarse, husky, rasping, raspy, rusty, scratchy
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There's Artie Butler’s groovy piano opening, those urgent backing vocals from no less than Merry Clayton and Brenda Holloway, and Cocker giving you his best raspy, throaty, gutsy performance. — Billboard Staff, Billboard, "The 100 Best Songs of 1969: Staff Picks," 14 Aug. 2019 The throaty cheers went silent when his tee shot went left and out of bounds. — Doug Ferguson, BostonGlobe.com, "J.B. Holmes leads by one as British Open returns to Ireland amid fantastic theater," 18 July 2019 The throaty cheers went silent when his tee shot went left and out of bounds. — Doug Ferguson, courant.com, "British Open back at Royal Portrush and puts on quite a show," 18 July 2019 What emerged was a deep throaty musical summons that almost quivered, casting those who heard it back to one of the most significant moments in Judaism when God stopped Abraham from sacrificing his own son and ordered him to kill a ram instead. — The Economist, "Obituary: Jennie Litvack died on June 27th," 11 July 2019 Underestimating the threat Iacocca came along at a time when tail fins, throaty engines, and flashy extras sold new cars. — John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Lee Iacocca wasn't perfect: 3 times the auto icon got it all wrong," 6 July 2019 Willis mastered her comparably sweeter, more refined voice long ago, so each throaty exhortation hits with great impact. — Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, "Sarah Shook and Kelly Willis essay different strains of disaffection with no-good lovers," 21 June 2018 What many people remember is her laugh, a throaty cackle that was all spirit and no spite. — John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Jane Clifford Mickler, longtime Union-Tribune editor, columnist, dies at 69 from cancer," 18 June 2018 The Aston Martin Rapide AMR is lower, more powerful and throatier than its racing stripe-less counterparts. — Hannah Elliott, latimes.com, "Aston Martin’s $240,000 Rapide is still not as fast as a Tesla," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'throaty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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