gagging
Meaning of gagging
- characteristic of choking or retching.
Angela made a gagging noise
- put a gag on (someone).
she was bound and gagged by robbers
- choke or retch.
he gagged on the wine
- be very eager to have or do (something).
I'm absolutely gagging for a pint
we'll be sitting in front of the TV at five to seven next Saturday evening, gagging for the next instalment
Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking.
verb, gerund or present participle- tell jokes.
they gagged about their sexual problems
mid 19th century (originally theatrical slang): of unknown origin.
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Hyphenation of gagging
gag-ging
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- gagging is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
gagging synonyms
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):
Meaning block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter:
Meaning prevent or constrain (an activity or idea):
Meaning suppress (a feeling or action):
Meaning make (a sound) quieter or less distinct:
Meaning prohibit or prevent from speaking:
Meaning make (someone) be quiet or stop talking:
Meaning make or become silent, calm, or still:
Meaning make the sound and movement of vomiting:
Meaning make an effort to vomit; retch:
Meaning suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:
Meaning (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air:
Meaning catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment:
Meaning feel as if one is about to vomit; retch:
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