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gargle
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /??????l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)??l
Etymology 1
From Old French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from gargouille (“throat”). Compare gargoyle.
Verb
gargle (third-person singular simple present gargles, present participle gargling, simple past and past participle gargled)
- (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
- (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)
- (transitive) to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
- Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
Translations
Noun
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
Synonyms
- mouthwash
Derived terms
- gargle-factory
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
gargle (plural gargles)
- Obsolete form of gargoyle.
Anagrams
- gregal, lagger, raggle
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gangle
English
Verb
gangle (third-person singular simple present gangles, present participle gangling, simple past and past participle gangled)
- To move in a manner characteristic of a gangling person
References
- OED 1993 (online)
Anagrams
- naggle
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