Chain-smoke (Verb)
Meaning
Smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one.
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- After a breakup, Sarah found herself chain-smoking all night, trying to calm her emotions.
- Nick's father started to chain-smoke when he was stressed about the family's financial situation.
- During exam week, some students would chain-smoke to stay awake and focus.
- As the deadline for her project loomed, she began to chain-smoke and become increasingly paranoid.
- Although he knew it was unhealthy, the stress of his job led him to chain-smoke in the smoking room.