fumigating, vbl. n.
(ˈfjuːmɪgeɪtɪŋ)
[f. fumigate v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. fumigate.
| 1881 M. A. Lewis Two Pretty G. I. 40 Washings, fumigatings, and burnings. |
| attrib. 1801 Med. Jrnl. V. 218, I applied the nitrous gas..by means of a tube from the top of a patent fumigating lamp. 1869 E. A. Parkes Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 332 Fumigating-room. 1881 Daily News 13 Sept. 6/6 The fumigating walking sticks carried by physicians when visiting plague and fever cases. |