Jargled vs Gargled - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between jargled and gargled is that jargled is (jargle) while gargled is (gargle).
jargled
English
jargle
English
Verb
(jargl)
(obsolete) To emit a harsh or discordant sound.
* Bishop Joseph Hall
- Thy mother could thee for thy cradle set / Her husband’s rusty iron corselet; / Whose jargling sound might rock her babe to rest, / That never plain’d of his uneasy nest.
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gargled
English
gargle
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
Derived terms
* gargle-factory
Etymology 2
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