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 gavelling for silence in the courtroom.
• The chairperson kept gavelling to restore order during the heated debate.
• After gavelling the meeting to a close, she gathered her papers.
• He was gavelling repeatedly, but the crowd wouldn’t quiet down.
• The auctioneer was gavelling to signal the end of bidding.
• She started gavelling as soon as the session began.