gagging
adjective
[ ˈɡaɡɪŋ ]
• characteristic of choking or retching.
• "Angela made a gagging noise"
gag
verb
• put a gag on (someone).
• "she was bound and gagged by robbers"
Similar:
stop up,
block,
plug,
clog,
stifle,
smother,
muffle,
put a gag on,
silence,
hush,
quiet,
• choke or retch.
• "he gagged on the wine"
Similar:
retch,
heave,
dry-heave,
convulse,
almost vomit,
feel nauseous,
choke,
gasp,
struggle for breath,
fight for air,
keck,
• be very eager to have or do (something).
• "I'm absolutely gagging for a pint"
Origin:
Middle English: perhaps related to Old Norse gagháls ‘with the neck thrown back’, or imitative of a person choking.
gag
verb
• tell jokes.
• "they gagged about their sexual problems"
Origin:
mid 19th century (originally theatrical slang): of unknown origin.
