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stink

What is the past tense of stink?

The past tense of stink is stank, and the past participle is stunk.

Stink is an irregular (strong) verb: the vowel changes instead of adding -ed.

All forms of stink

as a noun

base
stink
plural
stinks

as a verb

base
stink
past tense
stank
past participle
stunk
present participle
stinking
third-person singular
stinks