Definitions for throaty

throaty throat·y

Spelling: [throh-tee]
IPA: /ˈθroʊ ti/

Throaty is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in throaty (ahortty).

Definitions for throaty

adjective

  1. produced or modified in the throat, as certain sounds; guttural, husky, or hoarse.

Origin of throaty

First recorded in 1635-45; throat + -y1

Examples for throaty

At last, he licked his dry lips, and his voice broke in a throaty whisper.

Mr Verloc intimated in a throaty, veiled murmur that he was no longer young.

He flung his head back and laughed his throaty affected cackle of anger.

"Awful," echoed Schomberg, in a Teutonic throaty tone of despair.

She laughed; a laugh that died and was reborn and died again in a throaty gurgle.

She laughed again, a different sort of old laugh, a fat and throaty one.

His voice had the heavy, throaty rasp characteristic of the Martian.

Clinton punctuated her hammy gesture with a deep, throaty chuckle.

"Thou wilt know me another time," said the man with a throaty laugh.

Soon after this the cone was swung into the air and "Wilbur's" throaty whisper was heard.

Word Value for throaty
Scrable

13

Words with friends

11

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