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gargle

noun

NAmE//ˈɡɑrɡl//

1[countable, uncountable] a liquid used for gargling an antiseptic gargle

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2[singular] an act of gargling (gargle) or a sound like that made when gargling (gargle) to have a gargle with salt water a bellowing gargle of pain

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