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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gargle \Gar"gle\, n. (Arch.) See {Gargoyle}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gargle \Gar"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garggled}, p. pr & vb n. {Gargling} (?).] [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf {Gargoyle}, {Gurgle}.] 1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs. 2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] --Waller. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gargle \Gar"gle\, n. A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gargoyle \Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie gargouille cf Sp g['a]rgola, prob. fr the same source as F. gorge throat, influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See {Gorge} and cf {Gargle}, {Gargarize}.] (Arch.) A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often carved grotesquely. [Written also {gargle}, {gargyle}, and {gurgoyle}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gargle n 1: a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth [syn: {mouthwash}] 2: the sound produced while gargling v 1: utter with gargling or burbling sounds 2: rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; "gargle with this liquid" [syn: {rinse}]
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