gassing
Talking without stopping
Gassing covers several meanings united by gas in motion.
To gas someone is to expose them to poison gas—a method of execution or warfare.
Gassing also means idle chatter: We were just gassing about nothing.
In car culture, gassing it means accelerating hard.
Someone gassing you up is flattering or hyping you, sometimes insincerely.
Death from oxygen loss
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- inhalationTaking breath in
- exposureState of being unprotected
chlorine · phosgene · sarin · nerve agent · cyanide · carbon monoxide · lethal · toxic fumes
Playful, teasing exchange
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- chatterLight, rapid speech
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- schmoozeChat to gain favor
natter · jaw · yak · prattle · babble · chitchat · gabbing · blabbing
Increasing engine speed
- throttlingRestricting flow or speed
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
exhaust · emissions · idling · sputtering · backfiring · flooring it · gunning · turbocharging
Motor vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- filling upMaking full to capacity
- refuelingAdding more fuel supply
tanking up · pump · nozzle · station · octane · unleaded · premium · ethanol
Excessive self-praise
- boastingExcessive self-praise
- blowing smokeDeceiving with empty words
- hot airMeaningless boastful talk
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
exaggerating · big talk · grandstanding · showboating · bluster · bombast · self-promotion · inflating
asphyxiation
Death from oxygen loss
- suffocationFatal lack of air
- fumigationDisinfection via airborne chemicals
- inhalationTaking breath in
exposure · chlorine · phosgene · sarin · nerve agent · cyanide · carbon monoxide · lethal · toxic fumes · chemical attack
banter
Playful, teasing exchange
schmooze · natter · jaw · yak · prattle · babble · chitchat · gabbing · blabbing · yakking
revving
Increasing engine speed
- throttlingRestricting flow or speed
- acceleratingIncreasing in speed
- carburetorEngine fuel-air mixer
combustion · exhaust · emissions · idling · sputtering · backfiring · flooring it · gunning · turbocharging · fuel injection
petrol
Motor vehicle fuel
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
- filling upMaking full to capacity
refueling · tanking up · pump · nozzle · station · octane · unleaded · premium · ethanol · biodiesel
bragging
Excessive self-praise
- boastingExcessive self-praise
- blowing smokeDeceiving with empty words
- hot airMeaningless boastful talk
puffery · exaggerating · big talk · grandstanding · showboating · bluster · bombast · self-promotion · inflating · posturing
- atrocitiesHolocaust, genocide, massacre, massacres, ethnic cleansing
- executionsexecution, execution chamber, hanging, guillotine, executioner
- batteriesrechargeable battery, AAAA, D cell, car battery, lithium-ion battery
- battery problemsdead battery, battery drain, low battery, flat battery, power loss
- carbonationsbubbles, fizz, effervescence, CO2, carbon dioxide
- killingshomicide, murder for hire, manslaughter, killing, assassination
gassingsilence
Total lack of sound
listening · brevity · conciseness · taciturnity · saying nothing
gassingdraining
Depleting one's reserves
emptying · defueling · depleting · running on empty · siphoning
gassingrescuing
Saving from danger
saving · reviving · ventilating · decontaminating · evacuating
- gassing upAdding fuel to vehicle
- tear gassingDeploying chemical irritant aerosol
- gassing outExhausting mid-exertion