gagging

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English

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Etymology

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From gag +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gagging

  1. present participle and gerund of gag

Derived terms

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Noun

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gagging (plural gaggings)

  1. A gag motion or reflex.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
      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.