What does GARGLE mean?

Definitions for GARGLE
ˈgɑr gəlgar·gle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. gargle, mouthwashnoun

    a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

  2. gargleverb

    the sound produced while gargling

  3. gargleverb

    utter with gargling or burbling sounds

  4. gargle, rinseverb

    rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash

    "gargle with this liquid"

Wiktionary

  1. garglenoun

    a liquid used for gargling

  2. garglenoun

    the sound of gargling

  3. garglenoun

    lager, drink

  4. gargleverb

    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

  5. gargleverb

    to make a sound like the one made while gargling

  6. gargleverb

    to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)

  7. gargleverb

    to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.

    Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.

  8. gargleverb

    to make a gargling sound.

  9. Etymology: From gargouiller, from gargouille. Compare gargoyle.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Garglenoun

    A liquor with which the throat is washed.

    Etymology: from the verb.

    His throat was washed with one of the gargles set down in the method of cure. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

  2. To GARGLEverb

    Etymology: gargouiller, French; gargogliare, Ital. gurgel, German, the throat.

    Gargle twice or thrice with sharp oxycrate. Gideon Harvey.

    The excision made, the bleeding will soon be stopt by gargling with oxycrate. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

    They comb, and then they order ev’ry hair;
    Next gargle well their throats. John Dryden, Pers. Sat.

    Those which only warble long,
    And gargle in their throats a song. Edmund Waller.

    So charm’d you were, you ceas’d a while to doat
    On nonsense gargl’d in an eunuch’s throat. Elijah Fenton.

Wikipedia

  1. gargle

    Gargling is the act of bubbling liquid in the mouth. It is also the washing of one's mouth and throat with a liquid, such as mouthwash, that is kept in motion by breathing through it with a gurgling sound.A traditional home remedy of gargling warm saltwater is sometimes recommended to soothe a sore throat.One study in Japan has shown that gargling water a few times a day will lower the chance of upper respiratory infections such as common colds, though some medical authorities are skeptical.

ChatGPT

  1. gargle

    Gargle is a process whereby a liquid, often containing antiseptic or antibacterial properties, is swished or swirled in the throat and then spat out, typically as a means of maintaining oral hygiene or treating minor ailments affecting the throat or mouth. The liquid itself used for this process can also be referred to as a gargle.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Garglenoun

    see Gargoyle

  2. Gargleverb

    to wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs

  3. Gargleverb

    to warble; to sing as if gargling

  4. Garglenoun

    a liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect

  5. Etymology: [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. Gargoyle, Gurgle.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Gargle

    gär′gl, v.t. to wash the throat, preventing the liquid from going down by expelling air against it.—n. a preparation for washing the throat. [O. Fr. gargouillergargouille, the throat.]

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Anagrams for GARGLE »

  1. lagger

  2. raggle

  3. gregal

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GARGLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GARGLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of GARGLE in a Sentence

  1. Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson:

    By the way, standard gargle mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus, if you get it, you may reduce viral replication. Why not try all these things ?

  2. Prince Phillip:

    What do you gargle with? Pebbles? (to singer Tom Jones after a 1969 Royal Variety performance)

  3. Robert Anthony:

    Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.

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Translations for GARGLE

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  • kloktadlo, kloktatCzech
  • Gurgelwasser, Gurgellösung, gurgelnGerman
  • hacer gárgaras, gargarizarSpanish
  • kurlaus, kurluttaa, kurlausneste, kurlataFinnish
  • gargarisme, gargariserFrench
  • gargarizálHungarian
  • うがいJapanese
  • gargarizandumLatin
  • whakararā, rongoā whakararāMāori
  • gorgelen, gorgeldrankDutch
  • gargarejarPortuguese
  • издавать булькающий звук, прополоскать, полоскать, полосканиеRussian

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