/ ˈgɑːgl; NAmE ˈgɑːrgl/ verb , noun
■ verb
[ v ] gargle (with sth) to wash inside your mouth and throat by moving a liquid around at the back of your throat and then spitting it out
■ noun
1.
[ C , U ] a liquid used for gargling :
an antiseptic gargle
2.
[ sing. ] an act of gargling or a sound like that made when gargling :
to have a gargle with salt water
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from French gargouiller gurgle, bubble, from gargouille throat; related to Greek gargarizein to gargle (imitating the sounds made in the throat).