Definitions for gargle
ˈgɑr gəlgar·gle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

   1. To wash the throat with some liquor not suffered immediately to descend.

   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.

   2. To warble; to play in the throat. An improper use.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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. gargouiller—gargouille, the throat.]

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1. lagger

2. raggle

3. gregal

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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. Robert Anthony:

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

3. Prince Phillip:

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

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gargle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gargle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gargle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargle
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gargle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gargle