How would you write out the sound that someone makes when smoking?

Answer 1

You would spell it like this :

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Another Answer

Depending on whether you're writing in a novel or a screenplay, you can handle this a few different ways.

In a screenplay:

• [Action] James exhales loudly.
• [Action] Anne hears James exhale loudly.
• [Action] James signals by exhaling audibly.

...and so forth. This way, you leave it to the director and the actor to use the action to move the story forward in the best way.

In a novel, depending on the mood you want to create:

• James smokes quietly in the corner, and when his smoking doesn't catch her attention, he exhales so that she is forced to acknowledge him.

...and so forth. In a novel, it's up to you to create the mood.