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Definition of guttural:

A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound.
Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat.

Synonyms:

guttural consonant, growling, pharyngeal consonant, inarticulate, rasping, gruff, croaky, grating, sepulchral, cacophonic, deep, harsh, rough, croaking, hoarse, thick, cacophonous, pharyngeal, glottal.

Usage examples:

The bigger of the two blacks had muttered something to his companion as they sat together forward, and they both turned to Mark now as they started up in the boat and pointed to the schooner, uttering a low guttural cry.

- "The Black Bar", George Manville Fenn.
Again the crane sounded its rousing, guttural cry.

- "The Plow-Woman", Eleanor Gates.
The process is carried out with immense energy, and it is accompanied by alarming guttural sounds.

- "India and the Indians", Edward F. Elwin.