Definition of guttural

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • guttural is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • guttural is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • guttural is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of guttural


  • like the sounds of frogs and crows (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a guttural voice
    2. acres of guttural frogs

    Synonyms

    1. croaky
  • a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. guttural consonant
    2. pharyngeal
    3. pharyngeal consonant
  • relating to or articulated in the throat ()

    Examples

    1. the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds

See definition of guttural in Merriam Webster