throaty
Low and hoarse
Throaty describes sounds produced deep in the throat—husky, rough, or resonant rather than clear and bright.
A throaty laugh rumbles low.
A throaty voice has a rich, sometimes raspy quality.
Engines can sound throaty when they produce a deep, full-bodied roar: the throaty growl of a muscle car.
Rough-voiced or stocky
croaky · growly · gruff · rasping · scratchy · breathy · smoky · phlegmy
Low rolling sound
- growlLow threatening sound
- roarLoud, deep animal cry
- purrFeline contentment sound
- V8Eight-cylinder engine layout
exhaust · revving · idle · vroom · turbocharged · horsepower · torque · burble
Expressing deep emotion
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
- intimateClosely personal or private
raw · expressive · yearning · sensual · smoldering · alluring · provocative · tender
Speech-producing throat organ
- phonationVocal fold vibration
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- timbreSound's distinctive character
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
vibrato · pitch · tone · modulation · intonation · inflection · cadence · register
husky
Rough-voiced or stocky
guttural · croaky · growly · gruff · rasping · scratchy · breathy · smoky · phlegmy · muffled
rumble
Low rolling sound
V8 · exhaust · revving · idle · vroom · turbocharged · horsepower · torque · burble · Harley
soulful
Expressing deep emotion
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- sultryHot, humid, or alluring
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
intimate · raw · expressive · yearning · sensual · smoldering · alluring · provocative · tender · vulnerable
larynx
Speech-producing throat organ
- phonationVocal fold vibration
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- timbreSound's distinctive character
resonance · vibrato · pitch · tone · modulation · intonation · inflection · cadence · register · glottis
chuckle
Low, suppressed laugh
snicker · infectious · raucous · hearty · warm · mirthful · wicked
- sound qualitiesloudness, pitch, tone, faintness, clarity
- timbretimbre, tone color, quality, resonance, overtones
- voice qualitiespitch, tone, timbre, resonance, inflection
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- breathingbreathing, inhalation, breath, exhalation, breathe
- loud criesscream, screech, shriek, yell, howl
throatyclear
Without obstruction or fog
pure · smooth · crystal-clear · silken · mellifluous
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- 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
- lump in throatTight feeling when emotional
throat, throats, throated, throatier, throatiness, throatiest, throatily