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gargle

UK/ˈɡɑːɡəl/ US/ˈɡɑɹɡəl/ rare obsolete slang
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

Synonyms
2.

the sound produced while gargling

verb

1.

utter with gargling or burbling sounds

2.

rinse one''s mouth and throat with mouthwash

  • “gargle with this liquid”
Synonyms

Origin

From French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throat”). Compare gargoyle and Spanish garganta. Displaced non-native Middle English gargargisen (“to gargle”) from Latin, and native Old English swillan (“to gargle”) (ancestor of English swill).

Phrases

  • brown gargle

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