# gassing

Pronunciation: US/UK say "GAS-ing" /ˈɡæsɪŋ/; AUS say "GA-sing"

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of gas. — present participle and gerund of gas
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of gas. Use it for an action going on, or to name the action.
   - _Soldiers were gassing the enemy trenches before the advance._
   - _She was gassing the balloons with helium for her daughter's party._

## Noun

2. Poisoning caused by breathing in noxious or toxic gas.
   - Simple: Harm caused when someone breathes in poisonous gas.
   - _The factory accident led to the gassing of a dozen night-shift workers._
   - _Soldiers in the trenches lived in constant fear of gassing._
3. Boasting, or insincere and empty talk. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Boasting, or empty talk that means nothing.
   - _The meeting was all gassing and no real decisions._
   - _Ignore his gassing; he just loves to sound important._
4. The release of hydrogen from an overcharged battery, caused by electrolysis of the electrolyte.
   - Simple: The release of hydrogen gas from a battery that has been charged too much.
   - _Overcharging the cell led to noticeable gassing at the electrodes._
   - _Technicians monitor gassing closely to avoid damaging the battery._
5. A textile process in which cotton goods pass between two rollers and over many tiny gas jets that burn off small surface fibers.
   - Simple: A way of cleaning cotton cloth by running it past small flames to burn off tiny loose threads.
   - _The mill added a gassing stage to remove fuzz from the yarn._
   - _Gassing removes the loose fibers that make cotton thread look hairy._
6. Any comparable singeing process that burns small fibers off the surface of a material.
   - Simple: Any process that burns off loose fibers by lightly singeing the surface of a material.
   - _Felt makers sometimes rely on gassing to remove stray fibers from the surface._
   - _Gassing gave the brushed fabric a cleaner, more even finish._

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