smoking

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/

From the verb smoke: (⇒ conjugate)
smoking is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

Collocations for "smoking"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "smoking" in context.

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smoke

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [yellow, heavy, thick, industrial] smoke
  2. [chimney, bonfire, fire] smoke
  3. [cigar, cigarette, tobacco] smoke
  4. [have, go for, need] a (quick) smoke
  5. have you got a smoke?
  6. am [dying, gagging, busting] for a smoke
  7. buy your own smokes!
  8. slang: can I bum a smoke (off you)?
  9. the [business, plan, company, economy] went up in smoke
  10. (can) smell smoke (coming from)
  11. his [car, shirt] smells like smoke
  12. smoke from the [flames, grill, oven, barbecue]
  13. there's no smoke without fire
  14. their [words, promises, plans] were just smoke
  15. he's just blowing smoke
  16. vulgar: are you (just) blowing smoke up my ass?
  17. UK: the [family, graduate] moved to the Big Smoke
n as adj
  1. blow smoke rings
  2. [use, send] smoke signals
  3. a smoke [alarm, detector, allergy, machine]
v
  1. smoke a [cigarette, cigar, joint]
  2. was smoking a [cigarette]
  3. smokes [twenty, two packs] a day
  4. smokes [weed, tobacco]
  5. smoke too much
  6. do you mind if I smoke?
  7. I don't smoke
  8. too [young, ill, thirsty] to smoke
  9. the [house, building] is smoking
  10. smoked in [silence, contemplation]
  11. smoke a [ham, roast]
  12. smoke with [applewood, cedar, hickory]
  13. smoke and [cure, salt]
  14. smoke a [room, house, building] for [insects, roaches]
  15. smoke out a [criminal, gang]
  16. (try to) smoke them out
  17. smoked him in the [game, match, competition]
'smoking' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
action - altogether - area - avoidance - bad - ban - barbecue - barrel - binge - campus - cancer - capital - cigarette - closely - connected - consequence - control - crank - danger - dangerous - day - deterrent - dope - effect - enforce - excess - filthy - foe - forbid - forbidden - forsake - give - grass - gun - habit - halve - ham - harm - heavy - her - his - impair - induce - kick - lately - lung - minor - nasty - of late - pet

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