gargle
verb (used without object)
to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
gargles
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pluralof gargle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof gargle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
gargleverb (used without object)to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
Example Sentences
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Perplexity advised rest and fluids, while Claude also recommended zinc lozenges and saltwater gargles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
“My preciousssssss,” Adam Heyes gargles in a high-pitched voice as he crouches on the linoleum checkerboard floor.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2023
Listen to how well the recording captures Mr. Hutcherson’s muted clangs and chiming overtones — along with the bleats, harrumphs and gargles of Mr. Dolphy’s bass clarinet, and the deep gravitas of Richard Davis’s bass.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2016
Rahm Emanuel gargles with soap every morning, but it doesn’t help.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2016
I shouted, “They were never your family,” but it sounded like gargles and whimpers.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
