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 Confined to a small dog kennel, Reyes was bound by her hands and feet, gagged and left for weeks at a time. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The cut to Britani, who had just defended Bronwyn, completely gagged, is pure art. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026 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 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
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  • At some point that night, Ammann vomited black fluid, Frei later testified.
    — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Her toddler vomited, which started a chain reaction of vomit.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Oil shipments coming out of the Strait of Hormuz have recovered to near prewar levels after Iran effectively choked the critical waterway for months, stemming the flow of crude and energy resources from its Persian Gulf neighbors.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Watford allegedly choked her for up to five minutes and did not report an emergency to the ship's staff.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
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  • Erika Ellis described their romance as chaotic, while Morrey Eglin, who considers Rob his best friend, joked that the conversation felt like attending his funeral.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Żydowicz took the stage a few moments later and joked that none of us are immune to the threat of AI and robots coming for our jobs.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026

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“Gagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagged. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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