Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GAR'GLE, v.t. [Fr. gargouiller, to paddle or dabble; It. gargagliare, to murmur; Eng. to gurgle; D. gorgelen; G. gurgeln; allied to gorge, gurges.]

1. To wash the throat and mouth with a liquid preparation, which is kept from descending into the stomach by a gentle expiration of air.
2. To warble; to play in the throat. [Unusual.] Waller.