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ending in smoke

ending in smoke is the present participle of end in smoke.

Meaning of end in smoke

Verb

end in smoke (third-person singular simple present ends in smoke, present participle ending in smoke, simple past and past participle ended in smoke)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To be destroyed or ruined; to go up in smoke.

Questions about ending in smoke

What is ending in smoke the present participle of?
Ending in smoke is the present participle of end in smoke.

Words near ending in smoke in the dictionary

  1. endifs
  2. endimanched
  3. endin'
  4. ending
  5. ending in
  6. ending in smoke
  7. ending in tears
  8. ending it all
  9. ending lockdown
  10. ending off
  11. ending one's days

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