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Gargle vs. Garble

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Gargleverb

(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

Garbleverb

To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert

‘to garble a quotation’; ‘to garble an account’;

Gargleverb

(intransitive) to make a sound like the one made while gargling

Garbleverb

To make false by mutilation or addition

‘The editor garbled the story.’;

Gargleverb

(transitive) to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)

Garbleverb

(obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt

‘to garble spices’;

Gargleverb

(transitive) to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.

‘Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.’;

Garblenoun

Confused or unintelligible speech.

Garglenoun

a liquid used for gargling

Garblenoun

(obsolete) Refuse; rubbish.

Garglenoun

the sound of gargling

Garblenoun

(obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.

Garglenoun

(slang) lager, drink

Garbleverb

To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices.

Garglenoun

See Gargoyle.

Garbleverb

To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.

Garglenoun

A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.

Garblenoun

Refuse; rubbish.

Gargleverb

To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.

Garblenoun

Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; - also called garblings.

Gargleverb

To warble; to sing as if gargling

Garbleverb

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Garglenoun

a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

Garglenoun

the sound produced while gargling

Gargleverb

utter with gargling or burbling sounds

Gargleverb

rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash;

‘gargle with this liquid’;

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