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Grammar : Verb
Spell : gahr-guh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɑr gəl


Définition of gargle

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Middle French gargouiller "to gurgle, bubble" (14c.), from Old French gargole "throat, waterspout," 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.).
  • verb rinse the mouth with liquid
Example sentences :
  • "And gargle all his 'r's,'" added the other, very earnestly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • This is not the time, however, when the lesson 'how to gargle' can be learnt.
  • Extract from : « The Mother's Manual of Children's Diseases » by Charles West, M.D.
  • He should be taught to gargle, and to regard the physician as one of his best friends.
  • Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler
  • The temperature of the gargle should be about 70°-75° Fahrenheit.
  • Extract from : « Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms » by Charles Munde
  • Listerine diluted in water and used as a gargle is also good.
  • Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss
  • I doubted that Mannion would be able to make anything of that gargle.
  • Extract from : « Greylorn » by John Keith Laumer
  • I always have to gargle for half-an-hour if I have been crying and am going to sing.'
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by Francis Marion Crawford
  • Gargle the mouth with a little of this liquor every morning while necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Toilet of Flora » by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
  • We always have to gargle with salt water, at home, when we have sore throats.
  • Extract from : « Linda Carlton's Island Adventure » by Edith Lavell
  • His gargle had helped her, and he gave her things to make her sleep at night.
  • Extract from : « Song of the Lark » by Willa Cather

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