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smoking

/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/ noun

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In Latin: fūmifer Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about smoking at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The act of smoking tobacco or other substances.
    he went outside for a smoke
  2. A hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion.
    the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles

adjective

  1. Emitting smoke in great volume.
    a smoking fireplace

Origin

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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