smoking
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2.1
- adjective
- /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/
- And it was going to be a, you know, a big smoking crater.
Examples
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It's tail smoulders like the smoking remains of Gyenica.
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The chimney was smoking after the wood was added to the fire, making the room feel cozy.
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Flames smoking, flames on the side of my head burning.
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The campfire was smoking heavily, filling the area with thick, fragrant smoke.
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As the logs burned, they began smoking and releasing a rich aroma into the air.
Synonyms
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1.0
Filled with smoke so the air looks cloudy and smells of smoke
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8.9
To give off smoke when something is hot or burning
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3.4
Full of smoke from cigarettes or fire
Antonyms
Idioms
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9.9
To say someone has a very bad idea as if they are not thinking clearly
- Archaic
Acting in a way that harms you because you trust your own wrong ideas
Compounds
- Archaic
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6.3
A man's soft jacket like a short robe, often made of velvet, worn at home while relaxing
How Smoky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smoking comes from the verb smoke, which means 'to give off smoke', so something that is smoking is producing a lot of smoke now.