Gargling

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs

2.verbTo make a sound like the one made while gargling

3.verbTo clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)

4.verbTo use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.

"Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch."

5.nounThe act of one who gargles.

"The dentist recommended regular garglings with mouthwash."

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