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# gargle

«gargle» in Mova's school dictionary: **to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (gargle, gargles, gargled, gargling); noun (a gargle, gargles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To gargle means to hold liquid in the back of your throat and blow air through it to make it bubble, to clean or soothe your throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#m1)

2) (noun) A gargle is the act of gargling, or a liquid used for it, like salt water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#m2)

3) (noun, Irish/UK slang) A gargle is an alcoholic drink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons it is a home remedy for a sore throat: gargle with warm salt water. In everyday life, people gargle mouthwash after brushing their teeth. It also describes a bubbling sound. Phrases: «gargle with salt water».

### examples

- Gargle with warm salt water to soothe your sore throat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x1)
- Dad gargles mouthwash every morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x2)
- Don't swallow the mouthwash — just gargle and spit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x3)
- The baby made a funny gargling sound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x4)
- The water gargled down the drain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x5)
- I can gargle the tune of «Happy Birthday»! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x6)
- (Ireland, slang) «Fancy a gargle after work?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: gargled. Gargling liquid is spat out, not swallowed. It can soothe a sore throat but is not a cure for an infection. The Irish slang sense means a drink of alcohol and is for adults.

### In the corpora

- [The French r is made at the back of the throat, like a soft gargle, not with the tip of the tongue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/2-funny-french-sounds-nasal-vowels-the-french-r-and-u/2/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gargle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gargle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.