Gargle definition
To force exhaled air through a liquid held in the back of the mouth, with the head tilted back, in order to cleanse or medicate the mouth or throat.
verb
To produce the sound of gargling when speaking or singing.
verb
To rinse or medicate (the mouth or throat) by gargling.
verb
To circulate or apply (a medicine or solution) by gargling.
verb
To utter with a gargling sound.
verb
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A medicated solution for gargling.
noun
A gargling sound.
noun
To rinse or wash (the throat) with a liquid kept in motion by the slow expulsion of air from the lungs.
verb
To utter or speak with the sound of gargling.
verb
A liquid used for gargling.
noun
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A gargling sound.
noun
To force exhaled air through a liquid held in the back of the mouth, with the head tilted back, in order to cleanse or medicate the mouth or throat.
verb
To rinse or medicate the mouth or throat by gargling.
verb
To produce the sound of gargling when speaking or singing.
verb
A medicated solution for gargling.
noun
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A gargling sound.
noun
To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)
verb
To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
verb
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To make a gargling sound.
verb
The sound of gargling.
noun
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
gargle
Plural:
garglesOrigin of gargle
- French gargouiller from Old French
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from gargouille (“throat”). Compare gargoyle.
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