- present participle of gas.
gassing
Example Sentences
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The rest stop duration may require a bit more time than gassing up, and that is an added safety factor on a road trip.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Some travelers say they can’t afford not to travel, however, so they’re putting all options on the table — from booking rail tickets to gassing up their cars.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2025
You’re onstage every night, people gassing you up — And if you’re not self-aware, that’ll just keep stacking up until your ego’s huge and you’re not the same person you were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
Last week, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights urged a halt to the execution, saying that gassing Smith could amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment under international human rights law.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
In the morning, after gassing up, I headed straight west along the Rainy River, which separates Minnesota from Canada, and which for me separated one life from another.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
