chain-smoke
verb/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/
/ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they chain-smoke | /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/ /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊk/ |
| he / she / it chain-smokes | /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊks/ /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊks/ |
| past simple chain-smoked | /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/ /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/ |
| past participle chain-smoked | /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/ /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkt/ |
| -ing form chain-smoking | /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkɪŋ/ /ˈtʃeɪn sməʊkɪŋ/ |
- chain-smoke (something) to smoke cigarettes continuously, lighting the next one from the one you have just smoked
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