gagging

Meaning of gagging

adjective
  1. characteristic of choking or retching.
    Angela made a gagging noise
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. put a gag on (someone).
    she was bound and gagged by robbers
  2. choke or retch.
    he gagged on the wine
  3. 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
  1. 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:

block

Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):

plug

Meaning block or become blocked with an accumulation of thick, wet matter:

clog

Meaning prevent or constrain (an activity or idea):

stifle

Meaning suppress (a feeling or action):

smother

Meaning make (a sound) quieter or less distinct:

muffle

Meaning prohibit or prevent from speaking:

silence

Meaning make (someone) be quiet or stop talking:

hush

Meaning make or become silent, calm, or still:

quiet

Meaning make the sound and movement of vomiting:

retch

Meaning make an effort to vomit; retch:

heave

Meaning suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:

convulse

Meaning (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air:

choke

Meaning catch one's breath with an open mouth, owing to pain or astonishment:

gasp

Meaning feel as if one is about to vomit; retch:

keck

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