gargle

Meaning

Verb

1. (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.
2. (intransitive) To make a sound like the one made while gargling.
3. (transitive) To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth).
4. (transitive) To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
5. (slang, transitive) To perform oral sex on (a person or genitals).

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A liquid used for gargling.
2. (countable) The sound or act of gargling.
3. (countable, slang, uncountable) Lager or other alcoholic drink.

Noun

Obsolete form of gargoyle.

Synonyms

rinse

rinse the mouth

mouthwash

rinse mouth

mouth wash

spit

gurgle

wash

🧽

rinse out

rinse one’s mouth

gargarisma

clear throat

puddle

swirl

swish

wash out

wash the mouth

cough

Translations

gurgeln

gargarisme

gorgelen

rincer

gargarizzare

gargarizar

fare i gargarismi

spoelen

gargouiller

gargarismo

hacer gárgaras

gargariser

gargarejar

gargaritzar

se gargariser

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɑ(ɹ)ɡəl/

Etymology

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).