gargle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɑ(r)ɡəl/

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Verb

Plain form gargle

Third-person singular gargles

Past tense gargled

Past participle gargled

Present participle gargling

A person gargling

a gargling sound

1. (intransitive) When you gargle, you clean your mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and breathing through it

Noun

Singular gargle

Plural gargles

1. (countable) A gargle is the sound or act of gargling.