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chain-smoking

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "chain-smoking" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
13 characters
English (US)
2syllables

chain-smoking

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

chain-smoking is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, chain-smoking is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofchain-smoking

1verb
  • To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one.
  • To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently.
  • To smoke by continuously lighting one from another.

    Example: "The two of them chain-smoked a dime bag's worth of marijuana."

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