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.
were gargling
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past progressiveof gargle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The result was that Philip used to walk about as if he were gargling.
From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by Compton MacKenzie
You sound as if you were gargling a lot of words in your mouth and lost a bet every time you spilled a few.
From Flappers and Philosophers by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
