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smoking

/ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
adjectivenoun

Giving off smoke.

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Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Giving off smoke.

Noun 3 meanings

  1. The act or process of emitting smoke.

  2. The burning and inhalation of any drug, including tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, and others.

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

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Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English smokynge, smokiende, from Old English smociende (“smoking”), from Proto-Germanic *smukōndz (“emitting smoke, smoking”), equivalent to smoke + -ing.

SMOKING at a glance

SMOKING has 7 letters and scores 14 points in Scrabble (S 1 + M 3 + O 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,854 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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  • STOKING12
  • SOOKING12
  • SPOKING14
  • SMORING10
  • SNOKING12

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