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gating

The correct spelling is gating.

How to pronounce gating

verb

Say it like: Gat-ing

The correct spelling is gating. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
  2. 2.To punish, especially a child or teenager, by not allowing them to go out.
  3. 3.To open a closed ion channel.
  4. 4.To furnish with a gate.
  5. 5.To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively as needed, or to avoid damage. See autogating.

noun

  1. 1.An arrangement of gates.

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