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gargle

[gahr-guhl] / ˈgɑr gəl /
VERB
rinse the mouth with liquid
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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

I had just finished brushing my teeth and was about to gargle, so I went ahead and gargled.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

The senator was referring to a comment he made at a town-hall meeting in December suggesting that a “standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus.”

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022

Anti-vaccine advocates have promoted Betadine, a povidone-iodine antiseptic used to clean cuts or as a gargle for sore throats.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2021

He coughed, which turned into a long-drawn-out gargle, ending with another glob into a crushed tissue.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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