smoking

/ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

UK: /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/

smoking

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Definition

present participle and gerund of smoke

Etymology

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