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smoking

Pronunciation: /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/

The English word “smoking” has 9 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

  1. The act or process of emitting smoke.
  2. The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and others.
  3. The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
  4. The burning and inhalation of cigarettes.
  5. The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.
  6. A bantering; teasing; mockery.

Etymology

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

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