| 单词 | throat clutch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthroat clutch throat clutch n. now rare a tightening or closing up of the throat during speaking, brought on by emotion, tension, or excessive effort. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > speech sound by place or organ > [noun] > guttural or faucal throat letter1602 guttural1708 throat clutch1881 faucal1883 1881 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 28 Feb. The whelming hate that voiced itself..in the throat-clutch and semi-strangulation. 1895 F. Osgood in Forum (N.Y.) June 507 Nerve-strain tends to the prevalence of the high vocal pitch and to the American fault—the throat-clutch. 1913 L. P. Jacks All Men are Ghosts iii. 237 Years of lecturing on Systematic Theology had considerably damaged his vocal apparatus. He had developed a throat-clutch. 1992 D. Lang Secrets of Charisma iv. 81 The Throat Clutch. One of the most common difficulties people report is that their throats close up or tighten. < as lemmas |
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