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Stopping making jokes?
Answer for the clue "Stopping making jokes? ", 7 letters:
gagging
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. prevent from speaking out; "The press was gagged" [syn: muzzle ] be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" [syn: choke , fret ] tie a gag around someone's mouth in order to silence them; "The burglars gagged the home owner and tied ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A gag motion or reflex. vb. (present participle of gag English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gag \Gag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gagged ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gagging .] [Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg mouth, opening, entrance.] To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or ...
Usage examples of gagging.
He had put wadding in my mouth, and lashed it in with binding, gagging me, then pushed me from his side that he might sleep.
He then, with another three scarves, covering the bottom portion of my face, one over the other, completed the task of gagging the slave girl.
My eyes were wild over the heavy gagging that had been inflicted upon me.
But, again, the Wests further refined their technique, this time gagging their victim in a quite horrific way.
A soft gagging sound followed him down into the darkness of the tower chamber.
I was back out again in minutes, gagging at the smell and the sights I saw within.
Water rushed in through her mouth and nose, choking, gagging, sweeping with a cold weight into her chest.