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GARGLING Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word gargling. (exact relations)
There are 8 hypernyms of the word gargling. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for GARGLING

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cleanse
verb, nounv, n
verb

• clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

• purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

flush
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health

• sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)

• a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• a sudden rapid flow (as of water)

• sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)

adverb

• squarely or solidly

• in the same plane

adjective satellite

• of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane

• having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

verb

• turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

• cause to flow through something

• glow or cause to glow with warm color or light

• make level or straight

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

• irrigate with water from a sluice

• cause to flow or flood with or as if with water

gargle
verbv
noun

• a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

• the sound produced while gargling

verb

• utter with gargling or burbling sounds

• rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash

lave
verbv
verb

• wash or flow against

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• wash one's face and hands

rinsing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing

scour
verbv
noun

• a place that is scoured (especially by running water)

verb

• examine minutely

• clean with hard rubbing

• rub hard or scrub

• rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

wash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a thin coat of water-base paint

• the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

• the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)

• the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

• the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

• a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other

• garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

• any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out

verb

• clean with some chemical process

• cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

• cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

• move by or as if by water

• be capable of being washed

• admit to testing or proof

• separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)

• apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to

• remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent

• form by erosion

• make moist

• wash or flow against

• wash by removing particles

• to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking

swishing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a brushing or rustling sound

adjective satellite

• elegant and fashionable

verb

• move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound

mouthwash
nounn
noun

• a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth

rinse
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint

• the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing

• the act of giving a light tint to the hair

• washing lightly without soap

verb

• wash off soap or remaining dirt

• clean with some chemical process

• rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash

Best Hypernyms For GARGLING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for gargling, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
emit lave solution sound utter wash
Phrases (2)
let looselet out

Alternatives for CLEANSE

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