full-throated
/ˌfʊlˈθɹoʊtəd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.71 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Using all the power of one's voice; communicated loudly or vociferously.
Example Sentences
- "[T]hou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, / In some melodious plot / Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, / Singest of summer in full-throated ease."
- "The laughter was not quite so full-throated as before. Such excessive cleverness was a little Satanic."
- "The purr grew louder, and ended in the full-throated 'Aaarh!' of the tiger's charge."
- "Amid the crashing full-throated shouts of the soldiers, the peasants formed in line, unfurling the great red banner of the Executive Committee of the All-Russian Peasants' Soviets, embroidered newly in gold, "Long live the union of the revolutionary and toiling masses!""
- "The heavy motor warmed up with a full-throated roar, then there was a grinding clash of gears, and George felt the old house tremble under him as the truck swung out into the street and thundered off."
- "[Andy] Warhol's portraits of Jackie [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis] could not be more full-throated in their sorrow because they are so obviously felt, a silent agony."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌfʊlˈθɹoʊtəd/
- British English: /ˌfʊlˈθɹəʊtɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more full-throated (comparative)
most full-throated (superlative)