Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun smoking

2 senses of smoking

Sense 1
smoke, smoking -- (the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks")
       => breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation -- (the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation)

Sense 2
smoke, smoking -- (a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles")
       => vaporization, vaporisation, vapor, vapour, evaporation -- (the process of becoming a vapor)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb smoke

2 senses of smoke

Sense 1
smoke -- (inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes; "We never smoked marijuana"; "Do you smoke?")
       => consume, ingest, take in, take, have -- (serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee")

Sense 2
fume, smoke -- (emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming")
       => emit, give out, give off -- (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits")

Antonyms of adj smoking

1 sense of smoking

Sense 1
smoking -- (emitting smoke in great volume; "a smoking fireplace")

INDIRECT (VIA smoky) -> smokeless -- (emitting or containing little or no smoke; "smokeless factory stacks"; "smokeless fuel"; "a smokeless environment")

Similarity of adj smoking

1 sense of smoking

Sense 1
smoking -- (emitting smoke in great volume; "a smoking fireplace")
       => smoky (vs. smokeless) -- (marked by or emitting or filled with smoke; "smoky rafters"; "smoky chimneys"; "a smoky fireplace"; "a smoky corridor")

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