Gargle

Quick meaning: Gargle is a verb meaning (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.

Meaning

(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.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To make a sound like the one made while gargling.
2. (transitive) To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth).
3. (transitive) To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
4. A liquid used for gargling.
5. (countable) The sound or act of gargling.
6. (slang, transitive) To perform oral sex on (a person or genitals).
7. (slang, countable, uncountable) Lager or other alcoholic drink.

Example Sentences

I'd like to gargle his marbles.

Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.

They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern.

She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting.

Word Forms

• gargles
• gargling
• gargled

Synonyms for gargle

Depending on context, synonyms include mouthwash, rinse.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mouthwash, rinse, gurgle, glug, golly, cough.

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