gargle

Definition

  • verb: to clean your throat and mouth with a liquid that you move around in your throat and then spit out
  • verb: to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs
  • synonyms: baptize, bath, bathe

Examples

  • He 'gargled' the salt water, then spit it out.

  • ('Brit') treating a sore throat with 'gargle'

  • a medicinal 'gargle' used for sore throats

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