Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gassing

2 senses of gassing

Sense 1
gassing -- (the process of interacting with gas)
       => chemical process, chemical change, chemical action -- ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)

Sense 2
gassing -- (the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas)
       => poisoning -- (the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb gas

2 senses of gas

Sense 1
gas -- (attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes")
       => attack, assail -- (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week")

Sense 2
boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade -- (show off)
       => overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")