Meaning

3 senses
  1. Giving off smoke.

    дымящийdymjaščij, коптящийkoptjaščij, чадящийčadjaščij

    emitting smoke in great volume

  2. (slang)Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman.

    That woman is smoking!

    привлека́тельныйprivlekátelʹnyj

  3. (slang)Showing great skill or talent.

    The band put on a smoking performance.

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

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
giving off smoke:
Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman:

Origin

From Middle English smokynge, smokiende, from Old English smociende (“smoking”), from Prot

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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Forms

more smoking, most smoking
Comparativemore smoking Lesson
Superlativemost smoking Lesson

regular

Word family

11 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

neighbours in the dictionary
smoking — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto