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Gagging
- verb - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"
- cause to retch or choke
- make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
- make jokes or quips; "The students were gagging during dinner"
- prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged"
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
- tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied him to a chair"
Gaining
- verb - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
- increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
- increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
- win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an un
Galling
- verb - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
- irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
Gamebag
- noun - a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter
Ganging
- verb - act as an organized group
Gaoling
- verb - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
Gapping
- verb - make an opening or gap in
Garbing
- verb - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
Gashing
- verb - cut open; "she slashed her wrists"