gargle
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gargle¹
- /ˈɡɑːɡəl/ UK
- /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡɐːɡəl/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like goggle (non-rhotic, father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəl
Where it comes from
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).
verb gargles · gargling · gargled
- 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. She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting.
- To make a sound like the one made while gargling.
- To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth). They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern.
- To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling. Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
- To perform oral sex on (a person or genitals). I'd like to gargle his marbles.
noun gargles
- A liquid used for gargling. But the case was pressing, and the nearest medical practitioner was sent for. On examining the throat, he expressed his desire that a physician should be called in, and accordingly a gentleman, duly authorized, made his appearance, and prescribed gargles and diluents secundem artem.
- The sound or act of gargling.
- Lager or other alcoholic drink.
Similar: mouthwash
gargle²
- /ˈɡɑːɡəl/ UK
- /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡɐːɡəl/ Australia, New Zealand
Sounds like goggle (non-rhotic, father–bother merger) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəl
noun gargles
- Obsolete form of gargoyle
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noun
Similar: mouthwash
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verb to clean one's mouth
| Español | hacer gárgaras, gargarizar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 嗽する ugai suru |
| 中文 | 漱口 shùkǒu, 漱 shù |
| Português | gargarejar |
| Français | se gargariser |
| Deutsch | gurgeln |
| Русский | полоска́ть poloskátʹ, прополоска́ть propoloskátʹ |
| العربية | تَمَضْمَضَ tamaḍmaḍa, غَرْغَرَ ḡarḡara |
verb to make such a sound
| Deutsch | gurgeln |
|---|---|
| Русский | издава́ть бу́лькающий звук izdavátʹ búlʹkajuščij zvuk |
verb to clean a specific part of the body by gargling
| 中文 | 洗漱 xǐshù |
|---|
verb to use a liquid for purposes of gargling
| Français | gargariser, faire des gargarismes |
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noun liquid
| Français | gargarisme |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gurgellösung, Gurgelwasser |
| Ελληνικά | γαργάρα gargára |
| Русский | жи́дкость для полоска́ния го́рла žídkostʹ dlja poloskánija górla |
| العربية | سَائِل الْغَرْغَرَة sāʔil al-ḡarḡara |
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@misc{gargle_2026,
title = {gargle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gargle},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
