gargle

gar·gle  (gärgl)

v. gar·gled, gar·gling, gar·gles

v.intr.

1. 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.

2. To produce the sound of gargling when speaking or singing.

v.tr.

1. To rinse or medicate (the mouth or throat) by gargling.

2. To circulate or apply (a medicine or solution) by gargling.

3. To utter with a gargling sound.

n.

1. A medicated solution for gargling.

2. A gargling sound.

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[French gargouiller, from Old French.]

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gargle

Verb

[-gling, -gled]

to rinse the mouth and throat with (a liquid) by slowly breathing out through the liquid

Noun

1. the liquid used for gargling

2. the act or sound of gargling [Old French gargouille throat]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gargle - a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth mouthwash solution - a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; "he used a solution of peroxide and water"
	2.	gargle - the sound produced while gargling sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	gargle - utter with gargling or burbling sounds let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	gargle - rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid" rinse lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

Translations

gargle [ˈgɑːgl] vi → hacer gárgaras, gargarear (LAM)

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gargle [ˈgɑːgl] vi → se gargariser

n → gargarisme m

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gargle [ˈgɑːgl] vi → gurgeln

n → Gurgelwasser nt

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gargle [ˈgɑːgl] vi → fare gargarismi

n → gargarismo