Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or process of emitting smoke.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and others.

  3. 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.

    Rauchen

    куре́ниеkurénije, табакокуре́ниеtabakokurénije

    палі́нняpalínnja, курі́нняkurínnja

  4. The burning and inhalation of tobacco.

    (countable, especially, uncountable, usually)The burning and inhalation of cigarettes.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavored by smoke.

  6. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)A bantering; teasing; mockery.

More definitions
  • the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
  • a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

Examples

1486 sentences
  1. Why 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Tom has decided to quit smoking.

    Том вирішив кинути палити. — deniko

    ruТом решил бросить курить. — marafon

    deTom hat beschlossen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom is trying to quit smoking.

    Том намагається кинути палити. — deniko

    ruТом пытается бросить курить. — odexed

    deTom versucht, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören. — wolfgangth

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
smoking of tobacco:
Русский
By meaning 1
smoking of tobacco:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
smoking of tobacco:

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: smokings
Singularsmoking
Pluralsmokings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of smoking tobacco or other substances:smoke
  • a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion:smoke

Word family

14 related words

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

See also

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smoking — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto