smoking vs puffing
puffing vs smokingsmoking and puffing both are nouns.
smoking is an adjective but puffing is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| smoking | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| puffing | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
puffing is a hyponym of
smoking; that is, puffing is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
smoking:
- smoking: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
- puffing: blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
| smoking (noun) | puffing (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of smoking tobacco or other substances | an act of forcible exhalation |
| a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion | blowing tobacco smoke out into the air |
| smoking (adjective) | puffing (adjective) |
|---|---|
| emitting smoke in great volume |
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