gargle
verb/ˈɡɑːɡl/
/ˈɡɑːrɡl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gargle | /ˈɡɑːɡl/ /ˈɡɑːrɡl/ |
| he / she / it gargles | /ˈɡɑːɡlz/ /ˈɡɑːrɡlz/ |
| past simple gargled | /ˈɡɑːɡld/ /ˈɡɑːrɡld/ |
| past participle gargled | /ˈɡɑːɡld/ /ˈɡɑːrɡld/ |
| -ing form gargling | /ˈɡɑːɡlɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑːrɡlɪŋ/ |
- gargle (with something) to wash inside your mouth and throat by moving a liquid around at the back of your throat and then spitting it out
- Gargle with salt water if your throat is sore.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French gargouiller ‘gurgle, bubble’, from gargouille ‘throat’; related to Greek gargarizein ‘to gargle’ (imitating the sounds made in the throat).Want to learn more?
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