gassing

noun 5

Definitions

noun

1

Poisoning by noxious gas.

2

The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte.

3

The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres.

4

Any similar process of singeing.

5

boasting; insincere or empty talk

He bent over her shoulder and read, Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, I can't stand your gassing, oh, what a windbag, what will shut you up, shut up, shut up. And so ad infinitum. He was terribly hurt.

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