gargled

Variant of gargle

gargle definition

gar·gle (gär′gəl)

transitive verb, intransitive verb gargled -·gled, gargling -·gling

  1. to rinse or wash (the throat) with a liquid kept in motion by the slow expulsion of air from the lungs
  2. to utter or speak with the sound of gargling

Etymology: Fr gargouiller < gargouille, throat, waterspout, gargoyle < echoic base *garg- > Gr gargarizein, to gargle, Sans gharghara-h, gurgling

noun

  1. a liquid used for gargling
  2. a gargling sound

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