1. striking with a gavel to call for order or attention, especially in a meeting or courtroom
Usage: present participle of ‘gavel’

Examples

• The judge was gaveling for order in the noisy courtroom.
• The chairperson kept gaveling to quiet the heated discussion.
• After gaveling the meeting to order, she read the agenda.
• He was gaveling repeatedly but the crowd wouldn’t settle down.
• The auctioneer finished gaveling the final sale of the day.