Definition of Gagging
Adjective: gagging ga-ging
Usage: Brit
- Desperate (esp. for sex)
"she was gagging for it"
- Prevent from speaking out
"The press was gagged";
- muzzle
- Be too tight; rub or press
"This neckband is gagging the cat";
- choke, fret
- Tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them
"The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair";
- muzzle
- Make jokes or quips
"The students were gagging during dinner";
- quip
- Struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged";
- choke, strangle, suffocate
- Cause to retch or choke
- choke
- Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- heave, retch
Anagrams containing the word gagging