gargle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
  2. noun the sound produced while gargling
  3. verb utter with gargling or burbling sounds

Etymology

From 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).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mouthwash

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