gargle
Other forms: gargling; gargles; gargled
When you gargle, you swish mouthwash or another liquid around your mouth and at the back of your throat. After having a tooth pulled, you might be instructed to gargle with saltwater.
If you gargle with mouthwash, moving the minty liquid around your mouth and then spitting it out, you'll have fresh breath. Many people make a gurgling sound when they gargle. The word comes from the Middle French gargouiller, "to gurgle or bubble," which stems from the Old French gargole, meaning both "throat" and "waterspout," rooted in the Latin word for "throat," gula.
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rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
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utter with gargling or burbling sounds
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a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
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the sound produced while garglingtype of:soundthe sudden occurrence of an audible event
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