gagged

past tense of gag
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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

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as in choked
to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe took a bite that was too large and began to gag

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Recent Examples of gagged The body of a YouTuber, El Pinky, was found showing signs that he had been gagged and bound. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Azim was then beaten, strangled, suffocated with a pillow, gagged, and stuffed in a closet. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 My mother felt grit on her skin and the fumes gagged her. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 This Spanish detective thriller The Marked Woman follows a pair of police officers who are assigned the case of an amnesiac woman found bound and gagged in a shipping container at the Port of Barcelona. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026 Victims of Harvey Weinstein have spoken in the past about being gagged by NDAs. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 May 2026 The thieves bound and gagged Mary Kay, per Gavenas, and stole $9,000 worth of different expensive items, including fur coats and jewelry. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 In July 2013, Anderson and Walker were found bound, gagged, tortured and shot to death in Anderson’s home, according to police. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026 Everyone is gagged, with their mouths agape and eyes darting around. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gagged
Verb
  • On the way home from swim lessons, Brooklyn vomited all over the back seat.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In June, Clark vomited at halftime during a game against the Atlanta Dream, which the Fever went on to win.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • The woman denied the allegations, and Ross hit her in the chest several times, the report says, and choked her, restricting her breathing by twisting the collar of her hoodie.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • When Jost — who was co-hosting a one-night-only comedy show on the ferry with Davidson in collaboration with Snapple — was asked what Johansson, 41, thinks about the ongoing project, Jost joked that her involvement has its limits.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Late-night talk show hosts joked about symptoms that included explosive diarrhea.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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