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• present participle of gate.

gating

American  

[gay-ting] / ˈgeɪ tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of controlling the passage or pathway of something.

2. Cell Biology. the process by which a channel in a cell membrane opens or closes.

3. Metallurgy. a system for casting metal involving a mold with a channel or opening into which the molten metal is poured.

4. Electronics. the process of controlling the operation of an electronic device by means of a gate, a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.

5. (at British universities) a punishment in which a student is confined to the college grounds.

   The penalty for being out after hours will be gating for up to a month.

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Etymology

Origin of gating

First recorded in 1945–50; gat(e) ¹ + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

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gating

If funds keep having to pay out 5% of their assets quarter after quarter, some might be forced into fire sales or could freeze withdrawals altogether, a process called gating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

PSPOs replace earlier measures such as designated public place orders, gating orders, and dog control orders.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The funds started gating their exits and giving investors smaller and smaller prorated portions of the cash investors sought.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

And when loans become difficult to offload, managers may need to sell them at a discount or decide to halt withdrawals, a process known as gating.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 21, 2026

But in this domestic forum, for smaller offences the place of fines is taken by "gating" for a certain period, during which the nocturnal enclosure of the culprit begins at some earlier hour than usual.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Edward Conybeare

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