gassing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the process of interacting with gas
  2. noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
  3. verb attack with gas; subject to gas fumes
    gas.
    • The despot gassed the rebellious tribes
  4. verb show off
    blow; boast; gasconade; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; shoot a line; vaunt.

WordNet


Gas"sing noun
Definitions
  1. (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of singeing.
  2. Boasting; insincere or empty talk. Slang

Webster 1913