verb🔗ShareTo inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc."My grandfather stopped smoking after he had a serious cough. "medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo inhale and exhale tobacco smoke."Do you smoke?"medicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give off smoke."My old truck was still smoking even after the repairs."actionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo preserve or prepare (food) for consumption by treating with smoke."The chef is smoking the sausages to give them a smoky flavor. "foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo dry or medicate by smoke."The herbalist was smoking herbs to create a soothing tea. "medicineprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense; to perfume."The incense burner was smoking softly, filling the room with a pleasant scent. "sensationactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make unclear or blurry."The fog was smoking the distant mountains, making them hard to see clearly. "appearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(chiefly as present participle) To perform (e.g. music) energetically or skillfully."The guitarist was smoking during the solo, showcasing his amazing technique. "musicentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo beat someone at something."We smoked them at rugby."achievementsportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill, especially with a gun."He got smoked by the mob."weaponmilitarypoliceactionwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo thrash; to beat."The angry student was smoking the table with his fist after failing the test. "actionsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect."The detective was smoking out the clues in the abandoned warehouse, hoping to find the missing evidence. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo ridicule to the face; to mock."The teacher smoking her student's ideas in front of the class made the student feel embarrassed. "attitudecommunicationlanguagewordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo burn; to be kindled; to rage."The fire in the fireplace was smoking fiercely. "actionprocessphysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion."The children's excited games in the park were smoking up the dusty ground. "actionenvironmentphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo suffer severely; to be punished."The student felt his parents were smoking him for his poor grades. "sufferingcurseactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo punish (a person) for a minor offense by excessive physical exercise."The teacher smoking the student for forgetting their homework meant making them run laps around the track. "actionsportmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cover (a key blank) with soot or carbon to aid in seeing the marks made by impressioning."The locksmith carefully smoking the key blank helped him see the tiny indentations. "technicalmachineprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareGiving off smoke."The smoking volcano spewed ash high into the air. "environmentconditionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSexually attractive, usually referring to a woman."That woman is smoking!"appearancehumansexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareShowing great skill or talent."The band put on a smoking performance."abilityachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or process of emitting smoke."The smoking from the barbecue filled the air with a pleasant smell. "processactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe burning and inhalation of tobacco."Smoking can lead to lung cancer."medicinesubstancebodydiseasecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) The burning and inhalation of other substances, e.g. marijuana."The teenager's casual smoking of marijuana was a concern for his parents. "medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of exposing (something) to smoke; (by extension) the process by which foods are cured or flavoured by smoke"The smoking of the meat gave it a delicious, smoky flavor. "processfoodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA bantering; teasing; mockery."The teacher's smoking about the student's messy desk was annoying, but not harmful. "languagecommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading