Synonyms of gagging

gagging

verb

present participle of gag

1

as in vomiting

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth

the terrible smell of rotting fish made me gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vomiting
• hurling
• retching
• puking
• barfing
• heaving
• upchucking
• spewing
• ejecting
• spitting up
• throwing up
• regurgitating
• losing one's lunch
• disgorging
• tossing one's cookies
• nauseating
• expelling

2

as in choking

to experience complete or partial blockage of the windpipe

took a bite that was too large and began to gag

Synonyms & Similar Words

• choking
• vomiting
• suffocating
• retching
• heaving
• throwing up
• stifling
• smothering
• asphyxiating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breathing
• expiring
• respiring
• inspiring

3

as in joking

to make jokes

the actor typically mugs and gags through his movies, but in his latest vehicle he plays it straight

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joking
• yucking
• funning
• kidding
• bantering
• jollying
• fooling
• jesting
• chaffing
• teasing
• quipping
• yukking
• wisecracking
• japing
• jeering
• jiving
• amusing
• ridiculing
• joshing
• ragging
• cracking wise
• mocking
• hazing
• razzing
• jibing
• ribbing
• parodying
• gibing
• satirizing
• caricaturing
• entertaining
• rallying
• lampooning
• diverting