GARGLE

n. v.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

See Gargoyle.

2.
v.

To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.

3.
v.

To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] Waller.

4.
n.

A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.


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