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# gargle

verb (gargle, gargles, gargled, gargling); noun (a gargle, gargles)

«gargle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To gargle means to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air through it to make it bubble, to clean or soothe your throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#m1)
2. (noun) A gargle is the act of gargling, or a liquid used for it, like salt water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#m2)
3. (noun, Irish/UK slang) A gargle is an alcoholic drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health lessons it is a home remedy for a sore throat: gargle with warm salt water. In everyday life, people gargle mouthwash after brushing their teeth. It also describes a bubbling sound. Phrases: «gargle with salt water».

### Examples

- Gargle with warm salt water to soothe your sore throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x1)
- Dad gargles mouthwash every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x2)
- Don't swallow the mouthwash — just gargle and spit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x3)
- The baby made a funny gargling sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x4)
- The water gargled down the drain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x5)
- I can gargle the tune of «Happy Birthday»! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x6)
- (Ireland, slang) «Fancy a gargle after work?» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: gargled. Gargling liquid is spat out, not swallowed. It can soothe a sore throat but is not a cure for an infection. The Irish slang sense means a drink of alcohol and is for adults.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gargle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gargle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gargle.html) on Mova free.