Past tense of gag
regular verb
The past tense of gag is gagged. The past participle is also gagged.
Forms of gag
| Base form (V1) | gag /ɡæɡ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | gagged /ɡæɡd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | gagged /ɡæɡd/ |
| Present participle | gagging /ˈɡæɡɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | gags /ɡæɡz/ |
Gagged in a sentence
- He gagged when he saw the open wound.
- When the financial irregularities were discovered, the CEO gagged everyone in the accounting department.
- You've got a hollow tooth, I found it when I gagged you.2010, Lawrence Block, Such Men Are Dangerous, →ISBN. From the entry black pill
- One guy had puked up a toiletful that would have gagged a maggot.2004, Jeffrey Marks, Derby Rotten Scoundrels, page 88. From the entry toiletful
- My tears are like gagged pieces of ice cutting up my eyeballs and hamburgering my face.1994, Beatrice Sparks (falsely indicated as editor), It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, a True Story from Her Diary, Avon…. From the entry hamburger
Meaning of gag
- noun A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth secured with tape or a rubber ball threaded onto a cord or strap.
- noun An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
- noun Any suppression of freedom of speech.
Questions about the past tense of gag
- What is the past tense of gag?
- The past tense of gag is gagged.
- What is the past participle of gag?
- The past participle of gag is gagged.
- Is gag a regular or irregular verb?
- Gag is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gag (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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