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gagging

English

Etymology

From gag +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??æ???/

Verb

gagging

  1. present participle of gag

Derived terms

  • gagging for it
  • gagging order

Noun

gagging (plural gaggings)

  1. A gag motion or reflex.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
      She was restarted on L-DOPA later, in the middle of July, and this time the tongue-pulsions and gaggings were not evoked at all, but, on the contrary, a striking improvement occurred.

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lagging

English

Etymology

from lag

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æ???

Adjective

lagging (comparative more lagging, superlative most lagging)

  1. falling behind, not keeping up the pace
  2. Occurring after; indicating the later phase of
    Coordinate terms: concurrent, leading

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:lagging.

Derived terms

  • lagging indicator

Noun

lagging (usually uncountable, plural laggings)

  1. The covering of something with strips of felt, wood etc, either as insulation or for protection.
  2. The material so used.
  3. (slang, countable) A prison sentence.

Usage notes

  • (prison sentence): Defined in various sources as a sentence of at least two, three, or five years' duration.

Derived terms

  • beggar's lagging
  • tramp's lagging

Translations

Verb

lagging

  1. present participle of lag

Related terms

  • laggard

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