gassing vs muckrake

gassing

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

  • boasting; insincere or empty talk 

  • Any similar process of singeing. 

  • Poisoning by noxious gas. 

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

muckrake

noun
  • A rake for scraping up dung. 

verb
  • To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism. 

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