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gagging

VERB

silence, stop up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke constrain muzzle suppress

STRONG

balk cork curb deaden demur garrote muffle obstruct quiet repress restrain shy squash squelch stifle still stumble throttle tongue-tie

WEAK

bottle up cork up keep the lid on put the lid on shut down tape up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

free let go release

STRONG

aid allow assist encourage help

VERB

vomit, choke

Synonyms

STRONG

disgorge gasp heave nauseate pant puke retch sicken spew strain struggle

WEAK

be nauseated throw up

Antonyms

STRONG

idle laze rest soothe

Example Sentences

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Eisenberg echoed the same positive spin coming out of the room, gaggling with reporters as he crossed Park Avenue.

From MSNBC • Jun. 9, 2016

On one side of her were four or five half starved squeaking pigs, on the other a flock of gaggling geese.

From Alonzo and Melissa The Unfeeling Father by Mitchell, I. (Isaac)

Their cry is almost indistinguishable from the gaggling of geese, and they fly in the same chain-like formations.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.