🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

가글하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gageulhada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gargle/ˈɡɑːr.ɡəl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 목을 진정시키기 위해 소금물로 가글했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To wash or rinse the throat and mouth with a liquid that is held in the back of the throat and is forced out with a bubbling sound.

    "She gargled with salt water to soothe her sore throat."
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of gargling.

    "A gargle of warm salt water can help relieve throat irritation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'gargle' originates from the late Middle English 'garglen', which is derived from the Old French 'gargouiller', meaning 'to gurgle'. The term has evolved to describe the action of making a bubbling sound in the throat, often associated with rinsing the mouth or throat.

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