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Swallowing vs Gagging - What's the difference?

swallowing | gagging |

As verbs the difference between swallowing and gagging

is that swallowing is while gagging is .

As nouns the difference between swallowing and gagging

is that swallowing is the act of one who swallows while gagging is a gag motion or reflex.

swallowing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who swallows.
  • * 1865 , The Hahnemannian Monthly (volume 1, page 354)
    • Dryness of the mouth and throat, with frequent empty swallowings .

    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 .