gag reflex

NOUN
  1. normal reflex consisting of retching; may be produced by touching the soft palate in the back of the mouth
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How To Use gag reflex In A Sentence

  • The result of the collaboration was a "patient" that is more realistic than other dummies down to a moving tongue and gag reflex.
  • The image of a bunch of hairy, hoary sexagenarians sitting in their Speedos in a row of lawn chairs at a cottage, say, going all silent and snickery, muttering and bobbing their eyebrows up and down as one of their friends 'daughters sashays past in her bikini is so barf-tastic it almost triggers my gag reflex just thinking about it. The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
  • It looks horrible and it's a travasty to scifi ... and the gag reflex is winning out so I'm going to leave now and go read Ursula Vernon's Digger. Good Idea or Bad Idea? SciFi Changes Name to SyFy Channel
  • If you use too much, it can numb the back of your baby's throat and weaken his gag reflex (which helps keep him from choking on his saliva).
  • The result of the collaboration was a "patient" that is more realistic than other dummies down to a moving tongue and gag reflex.
  • These films regale as they repulse, hitting the gag reflex and the funny bone simultaneously.
  • The mouth and throat are numbed up or frozen with a local anesthetic until all cough and gag reflexes are gone.
  • Quite the opposite occurred, for my gag reflex kicked in and the pong of body odour nearly knocked me out.
  • The backpack slips from Dawn's fingers, both hands clamping over her mouth, her body convulsing in a struggle to control her gag reflex.
  • A mild sedative and some anaesthetic to numb the back of the throat helps to minimise any gag reflex as you swallow the camera tube. Times, Sunday Times
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