Gassing (Noun)
Meaning 1
The deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The police investigated the gassing of the family in their home, which was caused by a faulty furnace.
- The Holocaust is a well-documented example of mass gassing of human beings during World War II.
- The farmer was accused of the gassing of his livestock by intentionally releasing toxic fumes in the barn.
- In the 1980s, the US military was accused of gassing Kurdish villagers in Iraq, leading to widespread outrage.
- The cold-case homicide detectives reopened the file on the 1950s gassing of the reclusive millionaire in his mansion.
Related Words
Meaning 2
The process of interacting with gas.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.