- present participle of smoke.
smoking
Example Sentences
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Their view is that they haven't been shown a smoking gun, and therefore they want Andy Burnham to see if it's possible to overcome any security concerns he has.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A recent strike on one of its warehouses—among the largest such facilities in Russia—left behind a smoking husk roughly the size of New York City’s Grand Central Terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Those incidents could range from passengers belatedly realising they'd left a device in checked baggage, to devices smoking or catching fire in airport baggage halls, or on flights.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nearly half of dementia cases may be connected to risk factors that people can potentially change, including smoking and high blood pressure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
When the smoke cleared at the plant, the entire roof and top third of the reactor 1 building had been reduced to a smoking steel skeleton.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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