present participle of gad

The act of one who gads, or moves about frivolously.

plural of gadding

An exclamatory interjection roughly equivalent to by God, goodness gracious, for goodness' sake.

(intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.

One who roams about idly; a gadabout.

(Northern England, Scotland, derogatory) A greedy and/or stupid person.

(especially UK, US, dialect) A goad, a sharp-pointed rod for driving cattle, horses, etc, or one with a whip or thong on the end for the same purpose.

The seventh son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah. / One of the Israelite tribes mentioned in the Torah, descended from Gad. / A male given name from Hebrew. / A surname.

Acronym of generalized anxiety disorder.