Past tense of gargle
regular verb
The past tense of gargle is gargled. The past participle is also gargled.
Forms of gargle
| Base form (V1) | gargle /ˈɡɑːɡəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gargled |
| Past participle (V3) | gargled |
| Present participle | gargling |
| Third person singular | gargles |
Gargled in a sentence
- 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...
- Every morning he gargled a little cheap Scotch.
Meaning of gargle
- verb To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.
- verb To make a sound like the one made while gargling.
- verb To clean a specific part of the body by gargling (almost always throat or mouth).
Questions about the past tense of gargle
- What is the past tense of gargle?
- The past tense of gargle is gargled.
- What is the past participle of gargle?
- The past participle of gargle is gargled.
- Is gargle a regular or irregular verb?
- Gargle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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