Gargle vs. Garble — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Gargle and Garble
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Definitions
Gargle➦
To force exhaled air through a liquid held in the back of the mouth, with the head tilted back, in order to cleanse or medicate the mouth or throat.
Garble➦
To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible
The report garbled all the historical facts.
Gargle➦
To produce the sound of gargling when speaking or singing.
Garble➦
To scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission.
Gargle➦
To rinse or medicate (the mouth or throat) by gargling.
Garble➦
(Archaic) To sort out; cull.
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Gargle➦
To circulate or apply (a medicine or solution) by gargling.
Garble➦
The act or an instance of garbling
A garble of nonsense syllables.
Gargle➦
To utter with a gargling sound.
Garble➦
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
Gargle➦
A medicated solution for gargling.
Garble➦
To make false by mutilation or addition 17
The editor garbled the story.
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Gargle➦
A gargling sound.
Garble➦
(obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt 19
To garble spices
Gargle➦
(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
Garble➦
Confused or unintelligible speech.
Gargle➦
(intransitive) to make a sound like the one made while gargling
Garble➦
(obsolete) Refuse; rubbish.
Gargle➦
(transitive) to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth)
Garble➦
(obsolete) mutilation
Gargle➦
(transitive) to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
Garble➦
(obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
Gargle➦
A liquid used for gargling.
Garble➦
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.
Gargle➦
(countable) The sound or act of gargling.
Garble➦
To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
Gargle➦
Lager or other alcoholic drink.
Garble➦
Refuse; rubbish.
Gargle➦
See Gargoyle.
Garble➦
Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; - also called garblings.
Gargle➦
A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.
Garble➦
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
Gargle➦
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.
Gargle➦
To warble; to sing as if gargling
Gargle➦
A medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
Gargle➦
The sound produced while gargling
Gargle➦
Utter with gargling or burbling sounds
Gargle➦
Rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash;
Gargle with this liquid