Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gargle
Participle: gargled
Gerund: gargling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gargle |
| you | gargle |
| he;she;it | gargles |
| we | gargle |
| you | gargle |
| they | gargle |
Perfect
| I | have gargled |
| you | have gargled |
| he;she;it | has gargled |
| we | have gargled |
| you | have gargled |
| they | have gargled |
Past
| I | gargled |
| you | gargled |
| he;she;it | gargled |
| we | gargled |
| you | gargled |
| they | gargled |
Pluperfect
| I | had gargled |
| you | had gargled |
| he;she;it | had gargled |
| we | had gargled |
| you | had gargled |
| they | had gargled |
Future
| I | will gargle |
| you | will gargle |
| he;she;it | will gargle |
| we | will gargle |
| you | will gargle |
| they | will gargle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gargled |
| you | will have gargled |
| he;she;it | will have gargled |
| we | will have gargled |
| you | will have gargled |
| they | will have gargled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gargle |
| you | gargle |
| he;she;it | gargle |
| we | gargle |
| you | gargle |
| they | gargle |
Perfect
| I | have gargled |
| you | have gargled |
| he;she;it | have gargled |
| we | have gargled |
| you | have gargled |
| they | have gargled |
Imperfect
| I | gargled |
| you | gargled |
| he;she;it | gargled |
| we | gargled |
| you | gargled |
| they | gargled |
Pluperfect
| I | had gargled |
| you | had gargled |
| he;she;it | had gargled |
| we | had gargled |
| you | had gargled |
| they | had gargled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gargle |
| you | would gargle |
| he;she;it | would gargle |
| we | would gargle |
| you | would gargle |
| they | would gargle |
Perfect
| I | would have gargled |
| you | would have gargled |
| he;she;it | would have gargled |
| we | would have gargled |
| you | would have gargled |
| they | would have gargled |
Imperative
| you | gargle |
| we | Let's gargle |
| you | gargle |
Verbs conjugated like 'gargle'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gargle'
gaggle,
gangle,
garble,
gurgle,
jargle,
angle,
argue,
arsle,
augle,
bangle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1527, from M.Fr. gargouiller "to gurgle, bubble," from O.Fr. gargouille "throat, waterspout," perhaps from garg-, imitative of throat sounds, + *goule dial. for "mouth," from L. gula "throat."
2. From French gargouiller (“to gargle”), from Old French gargouille, gargole (“gutter, throat”). Compare gargoyle and Spanish garganta. Displaced non-native Middle English gargargisen (“to gargle”) from Latin, and native Old English swillan (“to gargle”) (ancestor of English swill).
Sample Sentences
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She hated the poisoned feeling in her throat, and no matter how often she gargled she felt unclean and disgusting. [1915 October, Willa Sibert Cather, chapter V, in The Song of the Lark, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company […], →OCLC, part III (Stupid Faces), page 285:]
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They don't gargle their throats with anything stronger than coffee at this tavern. [1893, Gilbert Parker, Mrs. Falchion:]
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Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
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I'd like to gargle his marbles. [2004 December 1, “Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset”, in South Park, season 8, episode 12:]