gargle
pronunciation
How to pronounce gargle in British English:
UK [ˈgɑ:gl]
How to pronounce gargle in American English:
US [ˈgɑrgl]
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- Noun:
- a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
- the sound produced while gargling
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- Verb:
- utter with gargling or burbling sounds
- rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
Word Origin
- gargle (v.)
- 1520s, from Middle French gargouiller "to gurgle, bubble" (14c.), from Old French gargole "throat, waterspout," which is perhaps from garg-, imitative of throat sounds, + *goule, dialect word for "mouth," from Latin gula "throat." Related: Gargled; gargling. The earlier, native, form of the word was Middle English gargarize (early 15c.), from Latin gargarizare, from Greek gargarizein.
- gargle (n.)
- 1650s, "liquid used in gargling," from gargle (v.).
Synonym
Example
- 1. The demon let out a muffled gargle .
- 2. For temporary relief of sore throat symptoms , gargle with a mixture of 1 / 2 cup tomato juice and 1 / 2 cup hot water , plus about 10 drops hot pepper sauce .
- 3. Add salt and gargle for tonsillitis .
- 4. I never go anywhere without a thermometer , a gargle , a raincoat and a parachute .
- 5. Mix a few teaspoons of salt into warm water , and gargle with it about four times every day until pain subsides .