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gargle

UK: /ˈɡɑː.ɡl̩/ US: /ˈɡɑːr-/ [gargled, gargling]

Translation

v [i]
hacer gárgaras
The doctor told him to gargle
La doctora le dijo que hiciera gárgaras
(Definition of gargle v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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