noun
- the act of killing with poisonous gas
- casual conversation or chatting
Usage: historical
Usage: British informal
verb
- present participle of gas: to kill or harm with poisonous gas
- present participle of gas: to talk casually or chat
Usage: British informal
Examples
- The gassing of civilians was a war crime.
- Historical records document the gassing that occurred during the Holocaust.
- We spent the evening gassing about old times.
- Stop gassing and get back to work.
- The soldiers were gassing the enemy bunkers.
- They were just gassing in the corner of the pub.