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.
have gargled
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present perfectof gargle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I have gargled and fomented all morning, but it is too late.
From What a Man Wills by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
