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  • verb Present participle of vape.

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Examples

  • When a user sucks on an e-cigarette, a light-emitting diode causes the tip to glow and the atomizer turns the liquid nicotine into a vapor -- thus it is called vaping instead of smoking.

    Controversy Swirls Around E-Cigarettes 2009

  • When a user sucks on an e-cigarette, an atomizer turns the liquid inside into a vapor which is why the practice is called "vaping" instead of smoking.

    E-Cigarettes Spark New Smoking War 2010

  • a vapor -- therefore it really is referred to as vaping as an alternative to smoking cigarettes.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2010

  • Why be dumb enough to even bother 'vaping' on a plane?

    Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2010

  • Allen-Baxter said nonsmokers sometimes give him dirty looks when he's "vaping" because they can see the vapor, a slight mist given off by the e-cig but they can't smell the difference, leading to confusion about whether he is actually smoking.

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Doug Davis 2010

  • Allen-Baxter said nonsmokers sometimes give him dirty looks when he's "vaping" because they can see the vapor, a slight mist given off by the e-cig but they can't smell the difference, leading to confusion about whether he is actually smoking.

    Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles Doug Davis 2010

  • As for me, I found "vaping" too, well, plastic to be enjoyable.

    unknown title 2009

  • After trying most methods without success, I finally found one that is painless -- switching to "vaping" with an electronic cigarette.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • After trying most methods without success, I finally found one that is painless -- switching to "vaping" with an electronic cigarette.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • "Frankly, I enjoy 'vaping' as a relaxing way to enjoy 'smoking' without nicotine and the harmful effects of smoke and combustible tobacco," he told us in a statement.

    unknown title 2009

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  • Vaping is like smoking, only you're inhaling vapor instead of smoke, and vaporizing liquid instead of burning tobacco and paper.

    June 10, 2009

  • Vaping is the inhalation of vapors from a smokeless cigarette.

    June 16, 2009