to rinse (the mouth and throat) with a liquid, esp a medicinal fluid, by slowly breathing out through the liquid
2.
to utter (words, sounds, etc) with the throaty bubbling noise of gargling
noun
3.
the liquid used for gargling
4.
the sound produced by gargling
5. British informal
an alcoholic drink
what was her favourite gargle?
Examples of 'gargarism' in a sentence
gargarism
Traditionally, patients with acute and exacerbation of chronic tonsillitis and pharyngitis are prescribed gargarism.
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