[gar.gle] vb gar.gled ; gar.gling [MF gargouiller, of imit. origin] vt (1527) 1 a: to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs b: to cleanse or disinfect (the oral cavity) in this manner
2: to utter with a gargling sound ~ vi 1: to use a gargle
2: to speak or sing as if gargling
[2]gargle n (1657) 1: a liquid used in gargling
2: a sound of or like that of gargling