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gargle
[gahr-guhl]
verb (used without object)
to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
verb (used with object)
to gargle (the throat or mouth).
to utter with a gargling sound.
noun
any liquid used for gargling.
a gargling sound.
gargle
/ ˈɡɑːɡə /
verb
to rinse (the mouth and throat) with a liquid, esp a medicinal fluid by slowly breathing out through the liquid
to utter (words, sounds, etc) with the throaty bubbling noise of gargling
noun
the liquid used for gargling
the sound produced by gargling
informalan alcoholic drink
what was her favourite gargle?
Other 51Թ Forms
- gargler noun
- ˈ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gargle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gargle1
Example Sentences
People swallow or gargle the brews to combat routine bacterial infections.
I shouted, “They were never your family,” but it sounded like gargles and whimpers.
First, internet healers falsely suggested that gargling salt water and vinegar could prevent a coronavirus infection.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is in the race and gargling a box of razors.
"It sounded like he was choking, a gargling kind of noise," she said.
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