smokingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈsməʊ.kɪŋ/us/ˈsmoʊ.kɪŋ/A1 the action of smoking a cigarette, pipe, etc., or the activity of doing this regularly:
Smoking is not permitted anywhere in this theatre.
The nicotine patches are designed to help people give up/quit/stop smoking.
Cigarette smoking kills thousands of people every year.
No smoking, please.
20 years ago, a lot of restaurants didn't even have no-non-smoking areas.
More examples
- His doctor advised him against smoking.
- The connection between smoking and heart disease is well known.
- Increasingly, smoking is regarded as an anti-social habit.
- I gave up smoking two years ago.
- I'm going to quit smoking.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Tobacco & smoking
- baccy
- butt
- cheroot
- cig
- cigarette butt
- cigarette paper
- e-cigarette
- light (sth) up
- nicotine
- nicotine patch
- non-smoker
- non-smoking
- pipe
- roll-your-own
- second-hand smoke
- smoke
- smoker
- stub
- tar
- tobacconist
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