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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Gargle \Gar"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garggled}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Gargling} ([?]).] [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle, gargle. Cf. {Gargoyle}, {Gurgle}.] 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. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] --Waller. | |
