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gargle

verb as in rinse the mouth with liquid

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“Self-care is important,” the monster responds in a voice that sounds like it brushes with charcoal and gargles with rocks each morning.

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If you've been spitting, rinsing and gargling after every brush, you might want to rethink that last step.

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“There is nothing more you can do!” came Roz’s gargling voice.

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People swallow or gargle the brews to combat routine bacterial infections.

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I shouted, “They were never your family,” but it sounded like gargles and whimpers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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