Definitions for gargles

gargles gar·gle

Spelling: [gahr-guh l]
IPA: /ˈgɑr gəl/

Gargles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 177 anagrams from letters in gargles (aegglrs).

Definitions for gargles

noun

  1. any liquid used for gargling.
  2. a gargling sound.

verb (used with object)

  1. to gargle (the throat or mouth).
  2. to utter with a gargling sound.

verb (used without object)

  1. to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.

Origin of gargles

1520-30; Middle French gargouiller to gargle, rattle the throat, derivative of gargouille throat; perhaps imitative

Examples for gargles

Adults may use washes, gargles, or sprays of solutions of sodium borate or of sodium bicarbonate.

As a rule the gargles do not aid in the cure of the disease, though they contribute to the comfort of the patient.

He practised all sorts of amiable deceptions upon his patients,—making them take medicine in salad and gargles in beer.

Some remedies may be applied directly to the throat by gargles, and to the nose and throat by sprays.

gargles of potassium chlorate, or potassium chlorate with sumac, exert a soothing influence upon the congested tonsils.

gargles, sprays, and inhalations are often ordered for sore throats and colds.

The medico was called in, who prescribed bleeding and gargles and removal from the confined air of the prison.

Word Value for gargles
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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