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Definition of Gargle
1. Verb. Utter with gargling or burbling sounds.
2. Noun. A medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth.
3. Verb. Rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash. "Gargle with this liquid"
4. Noun. The sound produced while gargling.
Definition of Gargle
1. n. See Gargoyle.
2. v. t. 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. n. A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.
Definition of Gargle
1. Verb. (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 ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to make a sound like the one made while gargling ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always ''throat'' or ''mouth'') ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling. ¹
5. Verb. to make a gargling sound. ¹
6. Noun. a liquid used for gargling ¹
7. Noun. the sound of gargling ¹
8. Noun. (slang) lager, drink ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gargle
1. to rinse the mouth or throat [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]
Medical Definition of Gargle
1. 1. To rinse the fauces with fluid in the mouth through which expired breath is forced to produce a bubbling effect while the head is held far back. 2. A medicated fluid used for gargling; a throat wash. Origin: O. Fr. Fr. L. Gurgulio, gullet, windpipe (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gargle
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