1. past tense of gavel; struck with a gavel to call for order or indicate a decision
Usage: formal; legal/parliamentary contexts

Examples

• The judge gavelled the court to order.
• She gavelled the meeting closed after two hours.
• The chairperson gavelled for silence during the heated debate.
• He gavelled three times before the room finally quieted.
• The auctioneer gavelled the final sale of the evening.
• The speaker gavelled the session to a close.