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Gargle vs Garble - What's the difference?

gargle | garble |

As verbs the difference between gargle and garble

is that gargle is 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 while garble is to sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.

As nouns the difference between gargle and garble

is that gargle is a liquid used for gargling while garble is refuse; rubbish.

gargle

English

(Gargling)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Compare gargoyle.

Verb

(gargl)
  • 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
  • * 1915 , Willa Cather, The Song of the Lark :
    • She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting.
  • to make a sound like the one made while gargling
  • to clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat'' or ''mouth )
  • * 1893 , Gilbert Parker, Mrs. Falchion :
    • They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern.
  • to use (a liquid) for purposes of cleaning one's mouth or throat by gargling.
    • Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a liquid used for gargling
  • * 1861 , Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets :
    • Take of borax 1 drm., tinc. of myrrh 1/2 oz., clarified honey 1 oz., rose or distilled water, 4 oz.; mix. To be used as a gargle or mouth wash in sore mouth or affection of the gums.
  • the sound of gargling
  • (slang) lager, drink
    • Synonyms
    * mouthwash
    Derived terms
    * gargle-factory

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

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    garble

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt; as, to garble spices.
  • To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
  • To make false by mutilation or addition
    • The editor garbled the story.

    Derived terms

    * garbley gook

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) refuse; rubbish
    • (Wolcott)
  • (obsolete) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; garblings.
    • (Webster 1913)

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