Definitions

cough drop

NOUN

medicated lozenge

Synonyms

WEAK

horehound lozenge pastil pastille throat lozenge troche

Example Sentences

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It takes some time to get used to a menthol and eucalyptus-based mask, and not only due to its cough drop smell.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

Suck on a menthol cough drop and you’ll feel your airways open up, a cooling breeze as you breathe in and a momentary easing of the scratchiness in your throat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2022

George W. Bush also became good friends with former first lady Michelle Obama, and cameras caught him slipping a cough drop to her as they sat together at Arizona Sen. John McCain’s funeral.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2021

As he greeted her at his father’s funeral today the former president honored their pact slipping her what appeared to be another cough drop with a wink and a smile.

From Fox News • Dec. 5, 2018

I do find a cough drop, so I grab that just in case.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller