gargle

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.intr.

1. To force exhaled air through a liquid held in the back of the mouth, with the head tilted back, in order to cleanse or medicate the mouth or throat.
2. To produce the sound of gargling when speaking or singing.

v.tr.

1. To rinse or medicate (the mouth or throat) by gargling.
2. To circulate or apply (a medicine or solution) by gargling.
3. To utter with a gargling sound.

n.

1. A medicated solution for gargling.
2. A gargling sound.

[French gargouiller, from Old French.]

(gär'gəl)
v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

To force exhaled air through a liquid held in the back of the mouth, with the head tilted back, in order to cleanse or medicate the mouth or throat.

n.

A medicated fluid used for gargling. Also called throatwash.

IN BRIEF: n. - The sound produced while swishing liquids in the throat; A medicated solution used for rinsing the mouth v. - Rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; Utter with bubbly sounds.

Tutor's tip: Water will "gurgle" (water flowing with a gentle sound) from the mouth of the "gargoyle" (a carved stone figure). Note: Gargle means to medicate one's throat with a liquid medicine.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
  Synonym: mouthwash

Meaning #2: the sound produced while gargling

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The verb gargle has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: utter with gargling or burbling sounds

Meaning #2: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
  Synonym: rinse

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - bruge mundvand
v. tr. - gurgle
n. - mundskyllevand, gurglevand

Nederlands (Dutch)
gorgelen, gorgeldrank/ -geluid, (alcoholische) drank

Français (French)
v. intr. - se gargariser
v. tr. - se gargariser
n. - gargarisme

Deutsch (German)
v. - gurgeln
n. - Gurgeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γαργαρίζω, κάνω γαργάρα
n. - γαργάρα

Italiano (Italian)
fare i gargarismi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - gargarejar, lavar a boca
n. - gargarejo (m), líquido (m) para gargarejo

Русский (Russian)
полоскать (рот горло), полоскание

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - gargarizar, hacer gárgaras
v. tr. - gargarizar, hacer gárgaras
n. - cualquier líquido usado para gargarizar, sonido de gárgaras

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gurgla (sig)
n. - gurgelvatten, gurgling

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
漱口, 漱, 漱口药

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 漱口
v. tr. - 漱
n. - 漱口, 漱口藥

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 양치하다, 목 울리는 소리를 내다
v. tr. - 양치질하여 입 안을 가시다, 마시다
n. - 양치질

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うがいをする
n. - うがい, うがい液, うがい薬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتغرغر بالماء (الاسم) غرغرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שטף בגרגור‬
v. tr. - ‮גרגר‬
n. - ‮גרגור, נוזל לגרגור, משקה אלכוהולי (מדוברת)‬

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