smoking

Plural: smokings

Noun

• The act of inhaling and exhaling tobacco smoke.
• the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
  • "smoking stinks"
• a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
• The act or process of emitting smoke.
• The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
• The burning and inhalation of other substances, e.g. marijuana.
• The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.
• A bantering; teasing; mockery.

Verb

• inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
• emit a cloud of fine particles
• present participle and gerund of smoke

Adjective Satellite

• emitting smoke in great volume
  • "a smoking fireplace"

Adj

• Giving off smoke.
• Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.
• Showing great skill or talent.

Examples

• He was caught SMOKING out an opponent’s bluff, a risky but sometimes necessary Scrabble tactic.
• He was sitting quietly on a bench and smoking.
• Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
• That woman is smoking!
• The band put on a smoking performance.

Synonyms

fume, smoke

Anagrams of smoking