Phrase Hound found 123 phrases and 39 compound words that contain throat. The most common are listed below. Open throat in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 123
- Deep ThroatA secret informant possessing valuable information, especially one who stays secret long after the incident in question is concluded.
- sore throatAny inflammation of the pharynx that causes soreness.
- strep throatAn infection of the throat with streptococci.
- go for the throatTo exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.
- bone in the throatA source of continuing annoyance; a hindrance.
- throat microphoneA type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat, a laryngophone.
- throat-clearingA forcible, sometimes muted, expulsion of air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorous than a cough.
- cut-throatAlternative spelling of cutthroat: A murderer who slits the throats of victims.
- one-throatTo eat quickly and with minimal chewing, especially if to the point of swallowing food whole.
- throat singingSynonym of overtone singing: A type of singing in which the individual singer manipulates the resonances of the voice to produce notes independent of the fundamental frequency.
- clear one's throatTo forcibly, sometimes mutedly, expel air from one's lungs, sometimes to clear mucus, sometimes to attract attention to something; less vigorously than to cough.
- black-throatThe black-throated diver (Gavia arctica).
- spot-throatA bird of species Modulatrix stictigula, found in Africa.
- throat backAn electrolarynx.
- stick in someone's throatAlternative form of stick in someone's craw: To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.
- jump down someone's throatTo criticise with excessive and unexpected harshness.
- goes for the throatthird-person singular simple present indicative of go for the throat: To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.
- going for the throatpresent participle and gerund of go for the throat
- went for the throatsimple past of go for the throat
- throat paintOintment that is applied inside an oral cavity or throat.
- lump in one's throatStrong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying; a sensation of tightness in the throat associated herewith.
- frog in one's throatHoarseness or the need to cough.
- gone for the throatpast participle of go for the throat: To exert an unrestrained, aggressive effort, especially by assailing an opponent's or victim's area of greatest vulnerability.
- shove something down someone's throatTo aggressively and persistently force an opinion, belief or idea upon a person (especially if they lack interest or have an opposing viewpoint).
- throat lozengesplural of throat lozenge: A cough drop.
Compound words 39
- throttleA valve that regulates the supply of fuel-air mixture to an internal combustion engine and thus controls its speed; a similar valve that controls the air supply to an engine.
- whitethroatSylvia communis, a species of typical warbler.
- bluethroatA small Old World passerine bird, of species Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
- yellowthroatAny of a mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis
- throatfulEnough to fill the throat.
- throatlatchPart of a horse's bridle that prevents the bridle from coming off over the horse's head.
- throatplateA plate forming the lower front of the outer firebox of a locomotive boiler, below the barrel.
- throatwortA plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.
- barbthroatAny of the birds in the genus Threnetes, found in Central America and South America.
- blackthroatA bird of the species Calliope obscura, native to north-central China.