gargle
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Etymology[edit]
From Old French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from gargouille (“throat”). Compare gargoyle.
Verb[edit]
gargle (third-person singular simple present gargles, present participle gargling, simple past and past participle gargled)
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- (intransitive) to clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs
- 1915, Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark
- She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting.
- 1915, Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark
- (intransitive) to make a sound like the one made while gargling
- (transitive) to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)
- 1893, Gilbert Parker, Mrs. Falchion
- They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern.
- 1893, Gilbert Parker, Mrs. Falchion
- (transitive) to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
- Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
- to make a gargling sound.
Translations[edit]
clean one's mouth
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make such a sound
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Noun[edit]
gargle (plural gargles)
- a liquid used for gargling
- 1861, Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
- Take of borax 1 drm., tinc. of myrrh 1/2 oz., clarified honey 1 oz., rose or distilled water, 4 oz.; mix. To be used as a gargle or mouth wash in sore mouth or affection of the gums.
- 1861, Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
- the sound of gargling
- (slang) lager, drink
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Translations[edit]
liquid used for gargling
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