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smoking

UK /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/US /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

noun 6
adjective 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun6

the act of burning a drug and breathing it in, most often from a cigarette
•
The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
- Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
•
The burning and inhalation of cigarettes.
- He had the loudest voice of any drill sergeant, and seemed to enjoy the group smokings as well as the individual smokings. — 2012
The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.
The act or process of emitting smoke.
(slang, no longer used) A bantering; teasing; mockery.

adjective3

Giving off smoke.
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(slang) Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.
- That woman is smoking!
•
(slang) Showing great skill or talent.
- The band put on a smoking performance.

forms

smokings · more smoking · most smoking

Phrases with smoking

smoking gun
Evidence, particularly of a crime, that is difficult or impossible to dispute.

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