gargle

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Recent Examples of gargle Saltwater gargles are used to improve oral health and treat various oral health conditions. Edmund Khoo, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2024 Preparedness Items to keep on hand: Salt to create a saltwater gargle for a sore throat (1 teaspoon per cup of warm water). Dominique Fluker, Essence, 25 Oct. 2023 Gargle with salt water: A salty gargle has been shown to significantly reduce the pain and inflammation of a sore throat. Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 12 Jan. 2023 Are there any dangers of using Betadine as a gargle or nasal spray? Ashley Abramson, Health.com, 17 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for gargle
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Noun
  • Finding the beauty in that hellish croak — something that Josh Groban was able to do in the last Broadway revival — can prove exceptionally difficult.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The men stood frowning at each other and then back at Adi until the one without the gun broke into croaks of laughter.
    Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This causes a blast of high-energy radiation called a gamma-ray burst (GRB), a final screech of gravitational waves, and sends out a spray of neutron-rich matter, which allows a process to occur that generates very heavy but unstable elements.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The only noise is the dip-dip of oars and the ethereal screech of horseshoe bats.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026

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“Gargle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gargle. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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