gargle
To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth…To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.
» I gargle three times a day.
Ich gurgele dreimal am Tag.
Я полощу горло три раза в день.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.
gurgeln
полоска́тьpoloskátʹ, прополоска́тьpropoloskátʹ
(intransitive)To make a sound like the one made while gargling.
gurgeln
издава́ть бу́лькающий звукizdavátʹ búlʹkajuščij zvuk
(transitive)To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth).
rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash
(transitive)To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
(slang, transitive)To perform oral sex on (a person or genitals).
Examples
12 sentencesI gargle three times a day.
ruЯ полощу горло три раза в день.
deIch gurgele dreimal am Tag.
Gargling with salt water helps stop coughing.
ruПолоскание горла солёной водой помогает остановить кашель.
Tom gargles every day.
If the throat is very inflamed, an antiseptic gargle should be used.
Gargling with salt water is good for coughs.
deGurgeln mit Salzwasser ist gut gegen Husten.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throaFrom French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throat”). Compare gargoyle and Spanish garganta. Displaced non-native Middle English gargargisen (“to gargle”) from Latin, and native Old English swillan (“to gargle”) (ancestor of English swill).
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Forms
gargles, gargling, gargled, gargledSynonyms
1 synonyms- rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash:rinse
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle