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throat

The correct spelling is throat.

How to pronounce throat

/ˈθɹəʊt/
noun

IPA: /ˈθɹəʊt/

Say it like: Thr-oat

The correct spelling is throat. The front part of the neck. For example: "The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat."

Usage Examples

The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat.

As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.

The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The front part of the neck.
  2. 2.The gullet or windpipe.
  3. 3.A narrow opening in a vessel.
  4. 4.Station throat.
  5. 5.The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue.

verb

  1. 1.To utter in or with the throat.
  2. 2.To take into the throat. (Compare deepthroat.)
  3. 3.To mow (beans, etc.) in a direction against their bending.

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