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gavelling to order

gavelling 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 gavelling to order

What is gavelling to order the present participle and gerund of?
Gavelling to order is the present participle and gerund of gavel to order.

Words near gavelling to order in the dictionary

  1. gavelled to order
  2. gaveller
  3. gavellers
  4. gavelling
  5. gavelling out
  6. gavelling to order
  7. gavelman
  8. gavelmen
  9. gavelock
  10. gavelocks
  11. gavels

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