Used in a Sentence

laryngitis

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for laryngitis.

Editorial note

People who don't stop their conversations for a presentation by Richard Hipp deserve a spell of laryngitis.

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Quick take

An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of laryngitis gathered in one view.

noun

An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for laryngitis.

noun

An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.

Example sentences

1

People who don't stop their conversations for a presentation by Richard Hipp deserve a spell of laryngitis.

2

What is laryngitis and why is Sam Antar a bad person for having it?

3

Genuinely curious: What do real scientists say instead at the myriad of pop-science articles that superimpose two graphs and declare that jello cures laryngitis?

4

I had a coworker with laryngitis last winter, and I found myself unconsciously lowering my volume to be closer to his raspy voice.

5

A sighted person with laryngitis doesn't need to bother with learning text-to-speech for the 2 weeks they don't have their voice because they can just use the website.

6

In USA English, laryngitis is a common word.

7

I had laryngitis for a few weeks, Covid for a few weeks, other little things too, and have had to miss work as a result.

8

Regarding association of whispering with throat pain - it comes from (much more common) experience with viral infections that inflame the throat and chronic laryngitis is nothing like that.

9

The Hound of the Baskervilles has laryngitis?

10

Prior to the pandemic I was actually considering learning some ASL to be able to communicate when I have laryngitis but this seems like a much easier solution.

11

The only benefit is that you don't have to hold the wheel any more, the negative being that it still only works like 90% of the time, and you end up with laryngitis.

12

One that might be perfectly okay with letting you visit your past self, and yet will suddenly give you a case of laryngitis if you try to tell your past self which stocks to buy.

Quote examples

1

Precise terms inherently cannot be abused like this (compare “sore throat” to “acute viral laryngitis”).

2

"Sam Antar, generally not short of opinion, has suddenly developed laryngitis." That's a metaphor.

3

At some point in late grade school I figured out it was a better use of my time to start "working the problem" rather than hold out for some folk wisdom to save me, from car sickness to sore throats (keep your neck warm to prevent laryngitis) and everything in between.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use laryngitis in a sentence?

People who don't stop their conversations for a presentation by Richard Hipp deserve a spell of laryngitis.

What does laryngitis mean?

An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.

What part of speech is laryngitis?

laryngitis is commonly used as noun.