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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries가글하다
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gageulhada
"그녀는 목을 진정시키기 위해 소금물로 가글했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 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."
- 1
The act of gargling.
"A gargle of warm salt water can help relieve throat irritation."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle French word gargouiller, which is of imitative origin mimicking the sound of water in the throat. It shares roots with the word gargoyle, tracing back to Latin gurgulio meaning 'gullet' or 'throat'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gargle" is said worldwide
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gargariser
Transliteration: gar-gar-i-zay
"Elle a gargarisé avec de l'eau salée pour apaiser sa gorge."
gurgeln
Transliteration: gur-geln
"Er hat mit Salzwasser gegurgelt, um seinen Hals zu beruhigen."
gargarizzare
Transliteration: gar-gar-i-zza-re
"Ha gargarizzato con acqua salata per lenire la gola."
gargarizar
Transliteration: gar-gar-i-zar
"Ella gargarizó con agua salada para aliviar su garganta."
gargarejar
Transliteration: gar-ga-re-jar
"Ele gargarejou com água salgada para aliviar a garganta."
गार्गल
Transliteration: gargal
"उसने अपनी गले को ठीक करने के लिए गरारे किए।"
漱口
Transliteration: shùkǒu
"她用盐水漱口以缓解喉咙痛。"
가글하다
Transliteration: gageulhada
"그녀는 목을 진정시키기 위해 소금물로 가글했다."
うがいする
Transliteration: ugai suru
"彼女は喉を和らげるために塩水でうがいをした。"
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