gargle
Example Sentences
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His mash-up feels fresh, just as the bombastic score by Juri Seppä and Tuomas Wäinölä boldly borrows Ennio Morricone’s soaring horns and wah-wah-waaah squawks while adding its own gargle of Finnish throat singing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
People swallow or gargle the brews to combat routine bacterial infections.
From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024
I had just finished brushing my teeth and was about to gargle, so I went ahead and gargled.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
Some people gargle salt to relieve symptoms of a dry sore throat, says the WHO, but there's no evidence it has any effect on Covid-19.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2020
The only slight drawback is that I’m one table over from Brij Nath and Matthew Weir, both of whom slurp cafeteria chili and gargle it in the back of their throats as a joke.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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