Definition
Past tense of gargle; to rinse the throat and mouth with liquid using air bubbled from the lungs.
Etymology
From 'gargle,' which likely comes from French 'gargouiller' (to bubble/burble), possibly from onomatopoeia mimicking the gurgling sound. The '-ed' forms the regular past tense.
Kelly Says
Gargling became a major health trend after germ theory was discovered—suddenly people realized liquids could kill bacteria in the throat, and doctors prescribed specific gargling solutions that were wildly popular in the 1900s.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንገድ ማለት
men-ged ma-let
ARالعربية
غسل الحلق
ghusl al-halq
BNবাংলা
গলগল করেছিল
gol-gol kore-chhil
CACatalà
gargolar
gar-go-lar
CSČeština
spláchl si krk
splach-l si krk
DADansk
skyllet halsen
skul-let hal-sen
DEDeutsch
gegurbelt
ge-gur-belt
ELΕλληνικά
πλύθηκε το λαιμό
pli-thike to la-mo
ESEspañol
ha gargareado
a gar-gah-ray-ah-doh
FISuomi
huuhdeltu kurkkua
hoo-hdel-tu kurk-kua
FRFrançais
s'est gargarisé
se-st gar-gah-ree-zay
GUGU
ગરગરોળ્યું
gar-gar-ol-yun
HEעברית
שוטף את הגרון
shot-ef et ha-gro-ron
HIहिन्दी
गर्गर कर लिया
gar-gar-kar li-ya
HUMagyar
öblögette a torkot
o-blyo-gette a tor-kot
IDBahasa Indonesia
kumur
ku-mur
ITItaliano
si è gargarisato
si eh gar-gah-ree-zar-toh
JA日本語
うがいをした
u-gai-wo shita
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់មាត់
brouch-pra-as-mat
KO한국어
구글거렸다
goo-geul-geo-ryeot-da
MSBahasa Melayu
berkumur
ber-kum-ur
MYမြန်မာ
လိပ်ပြေ
leip-pyay
NLNederlands
gespoeld
ge-spoeld
NONorsk
skyllet halsen
sky-llet hal-sen
PLPolski
spłukał gardło
spul-kał gar-dlo
PTPortuguês
gargarejou
gar-gah-reh-joh
RORomână
s-a clătit gâtul
s-a klat-it gat-ul
RUРусский
полоскал горло
polo-skal gor-lo
SVSvenska
sköljt halsen
skol-jt hal-sen
TAதமிழ்
வாய் துவைத்த
vai-thu-vai-th
TEతెలుగు
గం žaid
gam-zaid
TRTürkçe
boğazını yıkamak
bo-gaz-in-yi ka-mak
UKУкраїнська
полоскав горло
polo-skav gor-lo
URاردو
گھونگھون کیا
ghon-ghon-ki-ya
VITiếng Việt
súc miệng
suk mieng