What does GARGLE mean?
Definitions for GARGLE
ˈgɑr gəlgar·gle
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Princeton's WordNet
gargle, mouthwashnoun
a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
gargleverb
the sound produced while gargling
gargleverb
utter with gargling or burbling sounds
gargle, rinseverb
rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
"gargle with this liquid"
Wiktionary
garglenoun
a liquid used for gargling
garglenoun
the sound of gargling
garglenoun
lager, drink
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
gargleverb
to make a sound like the one made while gargling
gargleverb
to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)
gargleverb
to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
gargleverb
to make a gargling sound.
Etymology: From gargouiller, from gargouille. Compare gargoyle.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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
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
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
Garglenoun
see Gargoyle
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
Gargleverb
to warble; to sing as if gargling
Garglenoun
a liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect
Etymology: [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. Gargoyle, Gurgle.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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. gargouiller—gargouille, the throat.]
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Anagrams for GARGLE »
lagger
raggle
gregal
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of GARGLE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of GARGLE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of GARGLE in a Sentence
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 ?
What do you gargle with? Pebbles? (to singer Tom Jones after a 1969 Royal Variety performance)
Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just 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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