noun
smoking
Inhaling smoke from burning tobacco or another substance.
Smoking is not allowed inside this restaurant or on its patio.
Etymology
Smoke names the airborne products of burning. The activity noun specializes the verb to drawing that smoke into the lungs.
More examples
- She gives up smoking to improve her health.
- Years of heavy smoking leave him short of breath.
- Smoking cannabis can irritate the lungs.
Forms
smoking
smoke verb — To inhale smoke from a burning substance.
smoker noun — A person who regularly smokes tobacco.
Similar words
- puffing
- Emphasizes individual draws on a cigarette, cigar, or pipe.
- inhalation
- Means breathing something in, not necessarily smoke.