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coking

SayKOHK-ingUS/ˈkoʊkɪŋ/UK/ˈkəʊkɪŋ/AUS/ˈkoʉkɪŋ/

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2 meanings of coking

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Making coke by heating coal very strongly, without air, so that it breaks down.

    Coking gives off thick smoke and strong smells.

    My grandfather worked in coking for forty years.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of coke. Use it after "is" or "was", or to name the action itself.

    The plant is coking coal day and night.

    The fuel injectors were coking because of the cheap fuel.

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coking is a form of coke

coke, verb: To make coke out of coal. Full entry

Forms
cokecokes he/she/itcoking -ing formcoked past tense, past participle
Spelling
coke → coking: drop the e, add -ing

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