throat
Where swallowing happens
The throat is the passage from the mouth to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx and larynx.
It's where swallowing and breathing happen, and where voice originates—hence a singer with a beautiful throat.
Throat extends to narrow passages generally: the throat of a bottle, a cave, a funnel.
To cut your own throat is to act against your interests.
To ram something down someone's throat is to force acceptance of it.
Muscular throat cavity
- larynxSpeech-producing throat organ
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- epiglottisWindpipe-covering throat cartilage
tonsils · uvula · glottis · windpipe · gullet · thyroid · adenoids · hyoid
Rough in voice
- raspyRough and grating
- scratchyRough and irritating
- gravellyContaining small stones
- huskyRough-voiced or stocky
croaky · gruff · guttural · breathy · strained · wheezy · harsh · dry
Hasty, large swallow
- swallowSend down the throat
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- constrictTo squeeze tightly
lump · tighten · catch · obstruct · bolus · dysphagia · reflux · aspirate
Out in open
- strangledKilled by throat compression
- clutchedHeld firmly in hand
- grabbedTook suddenly by hand
- grippedHeld with pressure
slashed · slit · jugular · choked · constricted · garroted · defenseless · unprotected
Viciously competitive or murderous
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
clarity · utterance · phonation · vocalization · inflection · modulation · cadence · eloquence
Oscillating pitch effect
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- beltingForceful chest-voice singing
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
- warblingSinging with quavers
humming · trilling · yodeling · chanting · harmonizing · vocalizing · serenading · caroling
pharynx
Muscular throat cavity
epiglottis · tonsils · uvula · glottis · windpipe · gullet · thyroid · adenoids · hyoid · vocal cords
hoarse
Rough in voice
husky · croaky · gruff · guttural · breathy · strained · wheezy · harsh · dry · rough
gulp
Hasty, large swallow
constrict · lump · tighten · catch · obstruct · bolus · dysphagia · reflux · aspirate · regurgitate
exposed
Out in open
gripped · slashed · slit · jugular · choked · constricted · garroted · defenseless · unprotected · attacked
cutthroat
Viciously competitive or murderous
articulation
Clear vocal expression
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- dictionChoice of words
- projectionSomething that extends outward
pronunciation · clarity · utterance · phonation · vocalization · inflection · modulation · cadence · eloquence · oratory
vibrato
Oscillating pitch effect
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- beltingForceful chest-voice singing
- crooningSinging softly, sentimentally
warbling · humming · trilling · yodeling · chanting · harmonizing · vocalizing · serenading · caroling · projection
- body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
- anatomybrain, heart, bones, liver, stomach
- Neckneck, Adam's apple, larynx, trachea, windpipe
- singer'svocal cords, vocal range, falsetto, vibrato, head voice
- throatpharynx, larynx, esophagus, tonsils, epiglottis
- voicevoice, vocal folds, utterance, sound, voice box
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- full throttleMaximum engine power
- stuck in someone's throatUnable to express aloud
- clear one's throatCough to speak up
- strep throatBacterial infection of pharynx
- lump in one's throatThroat tightness from emotion
throttle, throats, throaty, throttled, throated, throttles, throttling, throatier, throatiness