Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chain-smoking

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
chain-smok-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining someone who chain-smokes.

noun

The act or habit of smoking cigarettes continuously or frequently.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of chain-smoke

Usage

Inflected Forms

chain-smokings (plural) chainsmoking (alternative) chain smoking (alternative)

Questions

What does chain-smoking mean?
Of or pertaining someone who chain-smokes.

How to pronounce chain-smoking

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