gargling
- present participle of gargle.
Example Sentences
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As I was gargling in the bathroom, she appeared at the doorway to snidely say, “Don’t drink it.”
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
That mentality, that medical fear, gives way to home remedies like chicken noodle soup, gargling with salt water, taking a nap and, yes, sipping on the syrupy, high fructose, food-colored ginger ale.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2023
Doctors often recommend salt water gargling as a way to ease pain in your mouth or the back of your throat and improve overall oral health.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2022
State media has recommended remedies such as herbal tea, gargling salt-water and taking painkillers such as ibuprofen, while the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, has accused officials of bungling the distribution of national medicine reserves.
From BBC ● May 21, 2022
Witching Hour threw her head back and cackled, a harsh, gargling laugh that echoed over Fry.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
