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| gar·gle [ grg'l ] |
verb (past and past participle gar·gled, present participle gar·gling, 3rd person present singular gar·gles) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb cleanse mouth and throat: to rinse or disinfect the mouth and throat by holding liquid in the back of the mouth and stirring it up with air breathed out from the lungs
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2. intransitive verb make guttural sound: to make a sound like that made when rinsing the mouth and throat with liquid
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noun (plural gar·gles) |
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1. mouthwash: a liquid used to rinse the mouth and throat
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2. guttural sound: a sound like that made when rinsing the mouth and throat with liquid
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| [Early 16th century. < French gargouiller< Old French gargouille "throat" < Latin gurgulio "gullet"] |
