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Sagging vs Gagging - What's the difference?

sagging | gagging |

As nouns the difference between sagging and gagging

is that sagging is the act of something that sags while gagging is a gag motion or reflex.

As verbs the difference between sagging and gagging

is that sagging is while gagging is .

sagging

English

Noun

  • The act of something that sags.
  • * 1969 , Sugar Technologists' Association of India, Proceedings
    • It was noticed that there had been saggings and bulgings in the trays.
  • A manner of wearing pants or shorts below the waist, revealing some or all of the underwear.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • gagging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * gagging for it * gagging order

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A gag motion or reflex.
    • She was restarted on L-DOPA later, in the middle of July, and this time the tongue-pulsions and gaggings were not evoked at all, but, on the contrary, a striking improvement occurred.'' — Oliver Sacks, ''Awakenings .