gargle

gargle /gar·gle/ (gahr´g'l)

1. a solution for rinsing mouth and throat.

2. to rinse the mouth and throat by holding a solution in the open mouth and agitating it by expulsion of air from the lungs.

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gar·gle (gärgl)

v.

To force exhaled air through a liquid held in the back of the mouth, with the head tilted back, in order to cleanse or medicate the mouth or throat.

n.

A medicated fluid used for gargling. Also called throatwash.