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 →

2) (noun) A gargle is the act of gargling, or a liquid used for it, like salt water. tree →

3) (noun, Irish/UK slang) A gargle is an alcoholic drink. tree →

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 →
• Dad gargles mouthwash every morning. tree →
• Don't swallow the mouthwash — just gargle and spit. tree →
• The baby made a funny gargling sound. tree →
• The water gargled down the drain. tree →
• I can gargle the tune of «Happy Birthday»! tree →
• (Ireland, slang) «Fancy a gargle after work?» tree →

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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «gargle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.