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smoking like a chimney

smoking like a chimney is the present participle of smoke like a chimney.

Meaning of smoke like a chimney

Verb

smoke like a chimney (third-person singular simple present smokes like a chimney, present participle smoking like a chimney, simple past and past participle smoked like a chimney)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, simile) To smoke tobacco frequently.

Questions about smoking like a chimney

What is smoking like a chimney the present participle of?
Smoking like a chimney is the present participle of smoke like a chimney.

Words near smoking like a chimney in the dictionary

  1. smoking gun
  2. smoking guns
  3. smoking hot
  4. smoking jacket
  5. smoking jackets
  6. smoking like a chimney
  7. smoking like a furnace
  8. smoking one's own dope
  9. smoking one's pole
  10. smoking out
  11. smoking pipe

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