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gargle

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɑːɡəl/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aegglrStarts with GEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash

Word origin

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).

Used in a sentence

  • She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting.
  • They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern.
  • Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.

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