gargle

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to wash the mouth or throat by holding liquid there and forcing air through it

   Gargle with warm salt water to soothe your throat.

2. 2
   noun

   a liquid preparation used for gargling

   The pharmacist recommended an antiseptic gargle.

3. 3
   noun

   the bubbling sound made while gargling

   A loud gargle came from the bathroom sink.

From French gargouiller, 'to gargle,' related to Old French gargouille, 'throat or waterspout.' Gargoyle belongs to the same sound-symbolic family, evoking liquid moving noisily through a throat or channel.

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