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How to pronounce “gag”

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Pronunciation guide for gag

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of gag with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: On Humortogether and bears engage in civilized
Definition summary: 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.

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On Humor

together and bears engage in civilized

[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.
(law) An order or rule forbidding discussion of a case or subject.
(figurative) Any suppression of freedom of speech.
A joke or other mischievous prank.
(film) a device or trick used to create a practical effect; a gimmick
A convulsion of the upper digestive tract.
(archaic) A mouthful that makes one retch or choke.
(archaic, slang, uncountable) Unscripted lines introduced by an actor into his part.
Mycteroperca microlepis, a species of grouper.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To experience the vomiting reflex.
(transitive) To cause to heave with nausea.
(transitive) To restrain someone's speech by blocking his or her mouth.
(transitive) To pry or hold open by means of a gag.
(transitive, figuratively) To restrain someone's speech without using physical means.
(ambitransitive) To choke; to retch.
(ambitransitive, obsolete, slang) To deceive (someone); to con.
(transitive, LGBTQ slang) To astonish (someone); to leave speechless.