gas
noun
a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
was gassing
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past progressiveof gas.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The officers approached Castellano while he was gassing up his truck at a busy Safeway service station in Kirkland.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
I thought Leek-Leek was joking or his teacher was gassing me.
From Salon ● May 27, 2022
David Duprat, 38, a passenger in a car that was gassing up, feels every penny of the increase in gas prices.
From Reuters ● Apr. 1, 2022
“Everything’s skyrocketing,” said Damian Maculam, 29, who was gassing up a van downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
He had buttonholed the Chief, and was gassing away—joy!—upon the very subject.
From The Dop Doctor by Richard Dehan
