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gaveling to order

gaveling to order is the present participle and gerund of gavel to order.

Meaning of gavel to order

Verb

gavel to order (third-person singular simple present gavels to order, present participle (US) gaveling to order or (UK) gavelling to order, simple past and past participle (US) gaveled to order or (UK) gavelled to order)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

Questions about gaveling to order

What is gaveling to order the present participle and gerund of?
Gaveling to order is the present participle and gerund of gavel to order.

Words near gaveling to order in the dictionary

  1. gavelets
  2. gavelinellid
  3. gavelinellids
  4. gaveling
  5. gaveling out
  6. gaveling to order
  7. gavelkind
  8. gavelkinder
  9. gavelkinders
  10. gavelkinds
  11. gavelled

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