smoking

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of smoke

Adj

1. Giving off smoke.
2. (slang) Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.
3. (slang) Showing great skill or talent.

Noun

1. The act or process of emitting smoke.
2. The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
3. The burning and inhalation of other substances, e.g. marijuana.
4. The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke
5. (obsolete,slang) A bantering; teasing; mockery.

Synonyms

smoke

fumigation

steaming

smudging

steamy

streaming

inhaling and exhaling

curing by smoking

gun smoke

dust-laden

dusty,

fume smoking

drying and salting

fumigate

tobacco smoking

smoky

smouldering

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: smokynge

Inherited from Old English: smociende

Inherited from Middle English: smokyng

In summary

From Middle English smokynge, smokiende, from Old English smociende (“smoking”), from Proto-Germanic *smukōndz (“emitting smoke, smoking”), equivalent to smoke + -ing.

Sentences

They went on smoking the pipe for a while as the sun began to set .

Then he sat in the sun-filled doorway , smoking the hookah .