smoky
/ˈsməʊki/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈsməʊki/
smoky
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
smo - ky -> smoky
Myanmar meaning
မီးခိုးထုတ်လွှတ်သော။ မီးခိုးဖြင့် ပြည့်နေသော။ မီးခိုးကြောင့် စွန်းထင်းသော။ မီးခိုးရောင်နှင့် တူသော။
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- ‘The smoky, oniony smell of the fair already filled my lungs.’
- ‘I felt a rumbling beneath my feet, and smelled a smoky scent in the air.’
- ‘As the smoky smell grew stronger, she rushed out of her son's room to investigate.’
- ‘The rank smoky smell recalls the lamp at Uncle Don's lodge on the lake where Jack and I went to swim on hot nights.’
- ‘The old image of snooker is of seedy, smoky, dimly-lit halls filled with sallow-complexioned men, pint in one hand, cigarette in the other as they wait their turn at the table.’
- ‘The bar had a smoky atmosphere, filled with boisterous Alithanians.’
- ‘It had the typical incense smoky smell along with a bit of earthy amber, hibiscus, and a hint of patchouli.’
- ‘There's probably more, I'm sure, but I'm tired, and I have to shower and clean off the smell from smoky bars so that I can rest.’
- ‘In the club, the air is smoky and smells of burning apricot incense, and there are ladies and men dressed in clothing that bedazzles and confuses me with its glory.’
- ‘The lights didn't work half the time, the heating broke down, there was trash everywhere and a strange, smoky smell permeated everything.’
- ‘After the remains of the satellite had crashed to earth, the village head noticed that the air had a smoky, gunpowdery smell and thought a plane had crashed nearby.’
- ‘It's also possible that the appeal of smoky rock bars filled with booze and sexual possibilities might be an unbearable temptation.’
- ‘In other words, no ventilation system can remove the harmful elements in secondhand smoke from the air - even if the room doesn't smell smoky.’
- ‘She led her into the depths of the boat to a small, rather smoky room which smelled deliciously of stew.’
- ‘I seat myself on an old mahogany chair and begin to feel soothed by the sweet, smoky smell of joss stick incense.’
- ‘I smell rather smokey after the pub, and I was hoping I wouldn't.’
- ‘Squatters occupy vacant lots in the upscale neighborhood where the Kumars live in Hyderabad, and their campfires give the warm air a smoky smell.’
- ‘The tavern was smoky and filled with quite a few strange creatures.’
- ‘CoCo View incinerates its garbage, and the strong smoky smell often permeated the rooms.…’
- ‘He smelled a little smoky, but the firefighters hadn't let anyone get near enough to become covered with soot.’
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