Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain-smoke

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
chain-smoke
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.

Intransitive verb

verb

To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently.

Intransitive verb

verb

To smoke by continuously lighting one from another.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

chain-smokes (present, singular) chain-smoking (participle, present) chain-smoked (participle, past) chain-smoked (past) chain smoke (alternative) chainsmoke (alternative)

Phrases

chain smoker chain-smoking

Questions

What does chain-smoke mean?
To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.

How to pronounce chain-smoke

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