gassing vs hot air

gassing

noun
  • boasting; insincere or empty talk 

  • Any similar process of singeing. 

  • The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small fibres. 

  • Poisoning by noxious gas. 

  • The liberation of hydrogen from an overcharged battery due to electrolysis of the electrolyte. 

hot air

noun
  • Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster. 

  • Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon. 

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