gargle

Meanings

Plural: gargles

Noun

a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
the sound produced while gargling
A liquid used for gargling.
The sound or act of gargling.
Lager or other alcoholic drink.
Obsolete form of gargoyle.

Verb

utter with gargling or burbling sounds
rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
- "gargle with this liquid"
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
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)
to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
to perform oral sex on (a person or genitals).

Origin / Etymology

From French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throat”). Compare gargoyle and Spanish garganta. Eclipsed non-native Middle English gargargisen (“to gargle”) from Latin, and displaced native Old English swillan (“to gargle”) (> English swill).

Synonyms

mouthwash, rinse

Scrabble Score: 8

gargle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gargle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gargle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

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