Definition of Gassing
Noun: gassing ga-sing
- The process of interacting with gas
- The deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- Attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
"The despot gassed the rebellious tribes"
- Show off
- boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade [archaic], skite [Austral, NZ]
- Talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and gassing";
- chew the fat, shoot the breeze [N. Amer], chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver [UK, dialect], visit, gab
See also:
gassinesses
gassings
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