smoking
The act or process of emitting smokeThe act or process of emitting smoke.
» Why don't you give up smoking?
Warum hörst du nicht mit dem Rauchen auf?
Почему ты не бросишь курить?
Почему бы тебе не бросить курить?
Чому б тобі не кинути палити?
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or process of emitting smoke.
(countable, uncountable)The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and others.
The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and others.
(countable, uncountable, usually)The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
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куре́ниеkurénije, табакокуре́ниеtabakokurénije
палі́нняpalínnja, курі́нняkurínnja
The burning and inhalation of tobacco.
(countable, especially, uncountable, usually)The burning and inhalation of cigarettes.
(countable, uncountable)The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.
(countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)A bantering; teasing; mockery.
- the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
Examples
1486 sentencesWhy don't you give up smoking?
Чому б тобі не кинути палити? — deniko
ruПочему ты не бросишь курить? — sharptoothed
deWarum hörst du nicht mit dem Rauchen auf? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He sat smoking on the bench.
Він сидів на лаві і палив. — oromashka
ruОн сидел на скамейке и курил. — Selena777
deEr saß rauchend auf der Bank. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I can help you stop smoking.
Я можу тобі допомогти кинути палити. — deniko
ruМогу помочь тебе бросить курить. — marafon
deIch kann dir helfen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. — Waldelfe
Tom has decided to quit smoking.
Том вирішив кинути палити. — deniko
ruТом решил бросить курить. — marafon
deTom hat beschlossen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is trying to quit smoking.
Том намагається кинути палити. — deniko
ruТом пытается бросить курить. — odexed
deTom versucht, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. — wolfgangth
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English smokyng, smokynge, equivalent to smoke + -ing.From Middle English smokyng, smokynge, equivalent to smoke + -ing.
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Forms
plural: smokingsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- quit smoking
- give up smoking
- to quit smoking
- stop smoking
- to stop smoking
- smoking a cigarette
- should quit smoking
- smoking a cigar
- smoking is prohibited
- refrain from smoking
- given up smoking
- smoking and drinking