gargles
Bubbles while rinsing
Gargles is the third-person singular of gargle—to wash the throat by holding liquid in the back of the mouth and agitating it with exhaled breath: She gargles with salt water when her throat is sore.
Gargles can also be a noun for the liquids used: medicated gargles, antiseptic gargles.
Liquid for gargling clean
- ListerineAntiseptic oral rinse brand
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- swishSoft rushing sound
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
antiseptic · throat · bacteria · germs · freshness · mint · fluoride · oral
Bubbling liquid sound
- bubblingForming gas spheres
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- splashingLiquid striking noisily
- chokingBlocked airway condition
sputtering · drowning · gulping · burbling · aquatic · drain · brook · baby
Ocean water, chemically speaking
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- inflammationProtective tissue response
tonsillitis · relief · healing · warm water · baking soda · hydrogen peroxide · antiseptic · strep
mouthwash
Liquid for gargling clean
spit · antiseptic · throat · bacteria · germs · freshness · mint · fluoride · oral · dental
gurgling
Bubbling liquid sound
choking · sputtering · drowning · gulping · burbling · aquatic · drain · brook · baby · vocalization
saltwater
Ocean water, chemically speaking
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
inflammation · tonsillitis · relief · healing · warm water · baking soda · hydrogen peroxide · antiseptic · strep · pharyngitis
- apothecarypharmacy, apothecary, drugstore, dispensary, pharmacist
garglesenunciates
Speaks with clear pronunciation
articulates · whispers · hums
- salt water gargleOral antiseptic swish