GARGLE (2)

gargle (2). Gargle, v.t. to wash the throat with a medicin

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Gar″gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garggled (?), p. pr. & vb. n. Gargling (�).] [[F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. Gargoyle, Gurgle.]] 1. 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. 2. To warble; to sing as if gargling Waller.