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 [ˈgɑːg^əl]

vb

1. (Medicine) 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

1. the liquid used for gargling

2. the sound produced by gargling

[from Old French gargouiller to gargle, make a gurgling sound, from gargouille throat, perhaps of imitative origin]

3. Brit informal an alcoholic drink what was her favourite gargle?

gargler  n

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]

A. N (= sound) → gárgaras fpl; (= liquid) → gargarismo m

B. VI → hacer gárgaras, gargarear(LAm)

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gargle [ˈgɑː^rg^əl]

vi → se gargariser

n → gargarisme m

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gargle

vi → gurgeln; (→ mit)

n (= liquid) → Gurgelwasser nt

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gargle [ˈgɑːgl]

1. n (act) → gargarismo; (liquid) → collutorio

2. vi → fare gargarismi

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gargle

v gargle [ˈgaːgl]

to wash the throat eg with a soothing liquid, by letting the liquid lie in the throat and breathing out against it. gorrel يُغَرْغِر правя гаргара kloktat gurgle gurgeln κάνω γαργάρα hacer gárgaras, gargarizar kuristama غرغره کردن kurlata se gargariser לְגַרגֵר गरारा करना grgljati gargarizál berkumur skola hálsinn fare gargarismi うがいする (목구멍, 입안을) 양치질하여 가시다 skalauti gerklę, gargaliuoti skalot (kaklu) berkumur gorgelen gurgle płukać gardło gargarejar a face gar­gară полоскать горло kloktať grgrati ispirati grlo gurgla [] กลั้วคอ gargara yapmak 漱口(喉) полоскати غرارہ کرنا súc miệng 漱喉，漱口