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.
has gargled
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present perfectof gargle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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Her speech is so slurred that she sounds as if she has gargled with molasses.
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