laryngeal UK /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/US /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/noun 3adjective 2forms 1 noun3 •A sound uttered by using the larynx. •In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.The vowel-coloring effects of the IH laryngeals cannot be considered apart from the vowel-reducing effect of the IH stress accent[…] — 1940 •An anatomical part (such as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx. adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the larynx.At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen. — 1871 •(of a speech sound) Made by or with constriction of the larynx with only the front part of the vocal cords vibrating, giving a very low frequency and producing what is known as "creaky voice." formslaryngeals