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stink
[ stingk ]
verb (used without object)
- to emit a strong offensive smell.
Synonyms: reek
- to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor.
- Informal. to be disgustingly inferior:
That book stinks.
- Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usually followed by of or with ):
They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often followed by up ):
an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage.
noun
- a strong offensive smell; stench.
- Informal. an unpleasant fuss; scandal:
There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe.
- stinks, (used with a singular verb) British Slang. chemistry as a course of study.
verb phrase
- to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.
stink
/ stɪŋk /
noun
- a strong foul smell; stench
- slang.a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink )
- like stinkintensely; furiously
verb
- to emit a foul smell
- slang.to be thoroughly bad or abhorrent
this town stinks
- informal.to have a very bad reputation
his name stinks
- to be of poor quality
- slang.foll byof or with to have or appear to have an excessive amount (of money)
- informal.trusually foll byup to cause to stink
Other Words From
- outstink verb (used with object) outstank or, often, outstunk outstunk outstinking
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of stink1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with stink , also see big stink ; make a stink ; smell (stink) up .Example Sentences
It was horrifying for his friend to see him enveloped by stinking, rotting waste.
If throwing a stink bomb into Maine wasn’t the “intent,” what was?
"Staff verbally abusing her, emotionally abusing her - telling her that she's stinking, telling her that she's stupid. Using my name against her."
The whole thing stank of “you can’t make this up,” because of course it was all completely made up of lies and exaggerations and the grand Trumpian tradition of me me me me me.
The first obstacle was that I didn't know she would be so stinking cute, with a perfect little smile that made me want to spoil her rotten.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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