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单词 gagging
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be gagging for something

gagging in British English

present participle of verb
gag1, gag2 (sense 3), gag2 (sense 4)
 

gag in British English 1

(ɡæɡ)
verbWord forms: gags, gagging or gagged
1. (transitive)
to stop up (a person's mouth), esp with a piece of cloth, etc, to prevent him or her from speaking or crying out
2. (transitive)
to suppress or censor (free expression, information, etc)
3. 
to retch or cause to retch
4. (intransitive)
to struggle for breath; choke
5. (transitive)
to hold (the jaws) of (a person or animal) apart with a surgical gag
6. (transitive)
to apply a gag-bit to (a horse)
7.  be gagging for
noun
8. 
a piece of cloth, rope, etc, stuffed into or tied across the mouth
9. 
any restraint on or suppression of information, free speech, etc
10. 
a surgical device for keeping the jaws apart, as during a tonsillectomy
11.  parliamentary procedure another word for closure (sense 4)
Word origin
C15 gaggen; perhaps imitative of a gasping sound

Examples of 'gagging' in a sentence
gagging

But she later agreed an out-of-court settlement gagging her from speaking out.
The Sun (2014)
Even high fashion is gagging to get into bed with her.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I had to swallow hard to keep myself from gagging.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

All related terms of 'gagging'

gag
A gag is something such as a piece of cloth that is tied around or put inside someone's mouth in order to stop them from speaking.
lallygag
to loiter aimlessly
gagging order
an official order against certain information being made public or discussed (by the press , etc)
be gagging for
to be very eager to have or do something
be gagging for something
to want something very much
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