Meaning & use
gassing
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Filling a vehicle's tank with gasoline, poisoning or killing with gas, or chatting idly (informal, chiefly British).
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They stopped at the station for gassing up before the long road trip.
The two old friends spent the afternoon gassing about their school days.
A note on using this word
In British informal usage, 'gassing' can simply mean talking at length, a sense quite separate from filling a car with fuel.
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