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smoking

/ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/ adjective A2
  1. Giving off smoke.
  2. Sexually attractive, usually referring to a woman. (slang) · That woman is smoking!
  3. Showing great skill or talent. (slang) · The band put on a smoking performance.
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Yet, though looked at with some curiosity and reserve by his more cultivated neighbours, he soon acquired a great popularity among the villagers, subscribing handsomely to all local objects, and attending their smoking concerts and other functions, where, having a remarkably rich tenor voice, he was always ready to oblige with an excellent song.
The Valley of Fear, p. 23 · C1
Matthew was smoking--a sure sign of perturbation of mind.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 36 · C1
Therefore I shall expect to meet you in the smoking-room of the Charing Cross Hotel at noon on Saturday.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 39 · B2
After two hours of smoking and hard reflection Matthew arrived at a solution of his problem.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 188 · C1

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