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Definition of "gaveling" [gaveling]

  • Present participle of gavel. (verb)

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Use "gaveling" in a sentence
  • ""An oldie, but a goodie," chuckled the chairman, gaveling the room back to order."
  • ""Judge Sotomayor's journey to this hearing room is a truly American story," committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said after gaveling the first session to order."
  • "Side by side, the parties, each asserting that it rightfully controls the Senate, talked and sometimes shouted over one another, gaveling through votes that are certain to be disputed."