Stink - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |stɪŋk|  American pronunciation of the word stink
Brit.  |stɪŋk|  British pronunciation of the word stink
irregular verb:  p.t. — stank or stunk  p.p. — stunk

noun

- a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant (syn: fetor, malodor, mephitis, reek, stench)

verb

- be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance
This term paper stinks!
- smell badly and offensively (syn: reek)

Extra examples

People raised a stink about the new law.

He kicked up a stink about the way he'd been treated.

It stinks in here.

The whole factory stank of decaying fish.

You stink of beer.

She can sing, but her acting stinks.

He stinks of money and insincerity.

The place stinks of money.

It stinks in here!

His breath stank of alcohol.

The toilets stank to high heaven (=stank very much).

Don't eat there - the food stinks!

The whole justice system stinks.

That stinks!

This term paper stinks!

Phrasal verbs

stink out  — cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: stink
he/she/it: stinks
present participle: stinking
past tense: stank or stunk
past participle: stunk
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