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Definition of "sore throat" []

  • Any of various inflammations of the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx characterized by pain in swallowing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sore throat" in a sentence
  • "Wiggins's voice rasped, not from a sore throat for a change."
  • "That night he had a sore throat from his preaching and from inhaling the stone-dust, and had to submit to the ministrations of his wife, Marjory."
  • "I heard from Alice Ravenel lately, Vallie, Ann Stock -- her three children were all sick at once, with sore throat -- Roseola and convulsions."