throatiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈθrəʊ.ti.nəs/us/ˈθroʊ.t̬i.nəs/(of asoundorvoice) thequalityof beinglowandrough:
(声音)低沉,沙哑She haslostthetrademarkthroatiness of hervoice.她已经失去了自己的标志性沙哑嗓音。
Throatiness isduetoconstrictionat thebaseof thetongue.嗓音沙哑是因舌根部的收缩所致。
See
throaty
- Poorbreathingis thechiefcauseof throatiness.
- "You'rejoking?" she said with herdistinctivethroatiness.
- Ikeptthinkingthat the throatiness in hervoicewasquitepleasing.
Describing qualities of the human voice
- adenoidal
- aloud
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- brittle
- drip
- dulcet
- fruity
- full-throated
- full-throatedly
- guttural
- honeyed
- husky
- lilting
- nasal
- smoothness
- throatily
- throaty
- tonelessly
- twangy
- vocal fry