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gargle
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As a verb, gargle means clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs. As a noun, it means a liquid used for gargling.
Meanings of gargle
10 meaningsverb
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
To make a sound like the one made while gargling
To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)
To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
“Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.”
Utter with gargling or burbling sounds
noun
A liquid used for gargling.
The sound or act of gargling.
slangLager or other alcoholic drink.
A medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
Similar: mouthwash
Obsolete form of gargoyle.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).