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gavels out

gavels out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gavel out.

Meaning of gavel out

Verb

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

  1. To bang the gavel to indicate the conclusion of a court session.
    • After a marathon session that included more than 14 hours of mostly negative public comment, the council agreed 11 to 4 to fund the center, and then gaveled out just before 6 a.m.2023 June 10, Patricia Murphy, “OPINION: ‘Atlanta way’ long gone as city leaders face death threats over training center”, in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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What is gavels out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gavels out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gavel out.

Words near gavels out in the dictionary

  1. gavelman
  2. gavelmen
  3. gavelock
  4. gavelocks
  5. gavels
  6. gavels out
  7. gavels to order
  8. Gavenny
  9. Gaver
  10. Gavers
  11. gavest

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