gargle
/ˈɡɑɹɡəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.38 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting."
- "They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern."
- "Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch."
- "I'd like to gargle his marbles."
- "But the case was pressing, and the nearest medical practitioner was sent for. On examining the throat, he expressed his desire that a physician should be called in, and accordingly a gentleman, duly authorized, made his appearance, and prescribed gargles and diluents secundem artem."
- "Take of borax 1 drm., tinc. of myrrh 1/2 oz., clarified honey 1 oz., rose or distilled water, 4 oz.; mix. To be used as a gargle or mouth wash in sore mouth or affection of the gums."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Old French
Word Breakdown
- Root: gargouille
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑɹɡəl/
- British English: /ˈɡɑːɡəl/