Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throatful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
throat-ful
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enough to fill the throat.

Example Sentences

  • "a throatful of air"

Etymology

From throat + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does throatful mean?
Enough to fill the throat.
Where does throatful come from?
From throat + -ful.

How to pronounce throatful

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