1. The deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
   "The gassing of enemy troops was outlawed by international treaties"; "The exterminator performed the gassing of the rodents in the warehouse"
    
2. The process of interacting with gas
   "The gassing of the balloon with helium made it rise quickly"

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], chinwag [Brit, informal]
    
3. [informal] Show off, esp. with exaggeration
   "He was always gassing about his athletic achievements";
   - boast, swash [archaic], shoot a line [informal], brag, blow [informal], 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