gag
verb (BE EAGER) /ɡæɡ/ (-gg-)Definition
be gagging for/to do sth UK slang › to be very eager to do something: I was gagging for a pint of cold lager.Excited, interested and enthusiastic be gagging for it slang › to be very eager to have sexExcited, interested and enthusiastic
(Definition of gag verb (BE EAGER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -mad suffix
- aflame adjective
- aflutter adjective
- agog adjective
- all of a flutter idiom
- animated adjective (ENERGETIC)
- anxious adjective (EAGER)
- elated adjective
- engrossed adjective
- enthusiastic adjective
- entranced adjective
- evangelical adjective (OPINIONS)
- fevered adjective (EXCITED)
- go-ahead adjective
- intoxicated adjective
- keyed up adjective
- kid noun (CHILD)
- make (all) the right, correct, etc. noises idiom
- zealous adjective
- zestful adjective
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