gargle (Meaning)

Wordnet

gargle (n)

a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

the sound produced while gargling

Wordnet

gargle (v)

utter with gargling or burbling sounds

rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash

Webster

gargle (n.)

See Gargoyle.

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

Webster

gargle (v. t.)

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.

To warble; to sing as if gargling

gargle Sentence Examples

  1. The doctor instructed her to gargle with salt water several times a day to soothe her sore throat.
  2. The students stood in a row, gargling Listerine to freshen their breath.
  3. After brushing her teeth, she always gargles with mouthwash for a thorough clean.
  4. She mixed a cup of warm water with a few drops of iodine and gargled to eliminate bacteria.
  5. The choir director instructed the group to gargle lightly to warm up their vocal cords.
  6. The professor suggested gargling with a honey-lemon solution to relieve a scratchy throat.
  7. Gargling with vinegar can help to alleviate sore throats and kill germs.
  8. As part of his daily oral hygiene routine, he gargles with a fluoride rinse to strengthen his teeth.
  9. The toddler spat out the gargle solution, making a mess on the bathroom floor.
  10. The gargle's strong taste made her gag, but she persevered for the sake of her health.

FAQs About the word gargle

a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth, the sound produced while gargling, utter with gargling or burbling sounds, rinse one's mouth and t

croak, screech, blast, clang, bleat, bray, scuff,rasp,clash, clank

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The doctor instructed her to gargle with salt water several times a day to soothe her sore throat.

The students stood in a row, gargling Listerine to freshen their breath.

After brushing her teeth, she always gargles with mouthwash for a thorough clean.

She mixed a cup of warm water with a few drops of iodine and gargled to eliminate bacteria.