gargle
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gəl verb (used without object)
1.
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.
noun
4.
any liquid used for gargling.
5.
a gargling sound.
Origin:
1520–30; < Middle French gargouiller to gargle, rattle the throat, derivative of gargouille throat; perhaps imitative
1520–30; < Middle French gargouiller to gargle, rattle the throat, derivative of gargouille throat; perhaps imitative
Related forms
gar·gler, noun
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gargle (ˈɡɑːɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to rinse (the mouth and throat) with a liquid, esp a medicinal fluid by slowly breathing out through the liquid |
| 2. | to utter (words, sounds, etc) with the throaty bubbling noise of gargling |
| —n | |
| 3. | the liquid used for gargling |
| 4. | the sound produced by gargling |
| 5. | informal (Brit) an alcoholic drink: what was her favourite gargle? |
| [C16: from Old French gargouiller to gargle, make a gurgling sound, from gargouille throat, perhaps of imitative origin] | |
| 'gargler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
gargle
1520s, from M.Fr. gargouiller "to gurgle, bubble," from O.Fr. gargouille "throat, waterspout," perhaps from garg-, imitative of throat sounds, + *goule dial. for "mouth," from L. gula "throat." Related: Gargled; gargling.
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Medical Dictionary
gargle gar·gle (gär'gəl)
v. gar·gled, gar·gling, gar·gles
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. n.
A medicated fluid used for gargling. Also called throatwash.
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Slang Dictionary
gargle definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Some of the subjects were told to gargle three times a day.
Gargle with this solution every few hours for maximum relief.
He is about to drink some of that health-giving water, or to gargle or inhale it or perhaps to bathe in it.
Don't anybody touch my posts and if you read them aloud, gargle.
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