gassing
/ˈɡæsɪŋ/
noun
- The act of poisoning or killing someone with gas, especially in warfare or execution.
- The history book described the horrors of gassing in the trenches.
- The soldiers were trained to protect themselves from gassing attacks.
- Gassing was used as a method of execution in some countries in the past.
- The process of filling something with gas, such as a beverage or a tire.
- He checked the gassing of the car tires before the long trip.
- The brewery carefully controls the gassing of the beer.
- The gassing of the soda gives it its refreshing fizz.
- Idle or excessive talk; chatter (informal, especially British).
- We spent the whole afternoon just gassing about old times.
- Stop all that gassing and get back to work!
- There was a lot of gassing at the coffee shop this morning.
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adjective
- Causing or characterized by gasping for breath; very tiring or shocking (informal).
- It was a gassing climb up the mountain, but the view was worth it.
- The news was so gassing that she had to sit down.
- The final sprint was absolutely gassing; I could barely breathe.
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