gassing

American  

[gas-ing] / ˈgæs ɪŋ /

noun

1. an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes.

2. the act of a person or thing that gasses.

3. a process by which something is gassed, gas, as in fumigation.

4. the evolution of gases during electrolysis.

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gassing British  

/ ˈɡæsɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of supplying or treating with gas

2. the affecting or poisoning of persons with gas or fumes

3. the evolution of a gas, esp in electrolysis

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Etymology

Origin of gassing

gas + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Some travelers say they can’t afford not to travel, however, so they’re putting all options on the table — from booking rail tickets to gassing up their cars.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

“Everyone is gassing each other up about how fabulous they look,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Last week, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights urged a halt to the execution, saying that gassing Smith could amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under international human rights law.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

The officers approached Castellano while he was gassing up his truck at a busy Safeway service station in Kirkland.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2023

In the morning, after gassing up, I headed straight west along the Rainy River, which separates Minnesota from Canada, and which for me separated one life from another.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien