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

Derived forms: gassings

Type of: amplify, assail, attack, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, converse, discourse, exaggerate, hyperbolise [Brit], hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, poisoning

Encyclopedia: Gassing

Gas, Oil and Water