gassing

gas·sing

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gas-ing]
- /ˈgæs ɪŋ/
- /ˈgæsɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gas-ing]
- /ˈgæs ɪŋ/

Definitions of gassing word

noun gassing an affecting, overcoming, or poisoning with gas or fumes. 1
noun gassing the act of a person or thing that gasses. 1
noun gassing a process by which something is gassed, as in fumigation. 1
noun gassing the evolution of gases during electrolysis. 1
noun plural gassing Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid. 1
noun plural gassing any such fluid or mixture of fluids. 1

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Parts of speech for Gassing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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gassing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for gassing

noun gassing

hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
hanging — the way in which a thing hangs.
crucifixion — Crucifixion is a way of killing people which was common in the Roman Empire, in which they were tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
punishment — the act of punishing.

verb gassing

babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.

All 194 Synonyms of gassing

Antonyms for gassing

noun gassing

disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
abandoning — to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.

verb gassing

drawl — an act or utterance of a person who drawls.
fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
intensify — to make intense or more intense.
invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.

All 60 Antonyms of gassing

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