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Gutturalness

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gut·tur·al  (gtr-l)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the throat.
2. Having a harsh grating quality, as certain sounds produced in the back of the mouth.
3. Linguistics Velar.
[French, from New Latin gutturlis, from Latin guttur, throat.]
guttur·al·ism, guttur·ali·ty (--rl-t), guttur·al·ness n.
guttur·al·ly adv.
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Her stage presence was great, but her beauty of vocal tone needed a shot of gutturalness to convey gipsy passion - not that there was really much to get excited about with such a generally limp-wristed swarm of men around her.
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