gagging

present participle of gag

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gagging The most terrifying part, however, will truly leave you gagging. Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 That comment instantly causes the daughter to make gagging and vomiting noises. Sari Hitchins, Parents, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gagging
Verb
  • According to the Cleveland Clinic, HG involves severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Actually, Alma does suffer from ulcers, which cause her extraordinary stomach pain and vomiting at inconvenient moments, and cause viewers to wonder not if but when such clumsy symbolic traits will be trotted out in the future.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That dominance in clean technologies would enable China to position itself as a leader in global climate talks; build stronger ties with Global South countries in need of cheaper, cleaner energy; and reduce choking pollution within China was only further reason to go all in on clean technologies.
    Alex Wang, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In Lansing, Michigan, a group of friends around a late-night campfire spotted another raccoon in distress — this one choking.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Moore was in the Bears’ locker room joking with teammates before leaving the stadium in an ambulance.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Orgeron provided one of the most memorable quotes about his firing and subsequent buyout, joking about it when speaking to the Little Rock Touchdown Club in Arkansas in 2022.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Gagging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gagging. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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