gargle
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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’ve had hiccups several times since then and have discovered that a quick gargle with water absolutely stops them.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023
And his voice, a heavily processed sweet gargle, sounded completely modern, yet also like a deeply imprinted memory.
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 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
Again I assayed a response; this time, there was a low growl, a hideous, rasping gargle in the throat.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing gargle
"Dulce et Decorum Est," by Wilfred Owen
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