gagging

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From gag +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gagging

  1. present participle and gerund of gag

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

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.