Gagging
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡæɡɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Gagging is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of gag.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of gag.
More Meanings
- A gag motion or reflex.
- That causes one to gag.
Example Sentences
She was restarted on L-DOPA later, in the middle of July, and this time the tongue-pulsions and gaggings were not evoked at all, but, on the contrary, a striking improvement occurred.
Then the old scourge of dusk swooped down upon the warderless hoard. It is he who burns up the sky at night in long trails of yellow flame, who flies above houses in a whirlwind of shrieking wings and gagging smoke.
Word Forms
- gaggings
Related Words
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