gargle

1. (intransitive) To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.Examples: "She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting."intransitive

2. (intransitive) To make a sound like the one made while gargling.intransitive

3. (transitive) To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth).Examples: "They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern."transitive

4. (transitive) To use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.Examples: "Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch."transitive

5. (slang, transitive) To perform oral sex on (a person or genitals).Examples: "I'd like to gargle his marbles."slangtransitive