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gassing

The word “gassing” has 2 syllables: gas-sing

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæsɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for gassing?

In the thesaurus, “gassing” has 98 synonyms and 52 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gassing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for gassing

Antonyms for gassing

  • abandoning
  • affronting
  • aggravating
  • agitating
  • angering
  • annoying
  • bothering
  • bugging
  • chafing
  • crossing
  • displeasing
  • disregard
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • enflaming
  • enraging
  • exasperating
  • failure
  • forgetting
  • fretting
  • galling
  • getting
  • grating
  • harassing
  • harrying
  • ignorance
  • incensing
  • inflaming
  • infuriating
  • insulting
  • irking
  • irritating
  • leaving
  • maddening
  • neglect
  • nettling
  • offending
  • outraging
  • peeving
  • perturbing
  • pestering
  • piquing
  • provoking
  • putting out
  • rankling
  • riling
  • roiling
  • rousing
  • ruffling
  • steaming up
  • upsetting
  • vexing

Meanings of gassing

  • verb
    1. To kill with poisonous gas.
    2. To talk in a boastful or vapid way; chatter.
    3. To impose upon by talking boastfully.
    4. To emit gas.
    5. To impregnate with gas.
    6. To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove loose fibers.
    7. To give a vehicle more fuel in order to accelerate it.
    8. To fill (a vehicle's fuel tank) with fuel.
  • 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.

Example Sentences

  • The workers were gassing up the fleet of trucks at the depot early in the morning.
  • He was accused of gassing the room with strong chemicals during the cleaning process.
  • The fire department was trained in handling emergencies involving gassing incidents.
  • They spent the afternoon gassing the vehicle to ensure it was ready for the long trip.
  • The toxic fumes were a result of gassing during the manufacturing process.

On this page you'll find 150 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gassing, such as: abandoning, affronting, aggravating, agitating, amusing, angering, annoying.

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