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stink

/stɪŋk/noun, verb1 syllable

Stink means: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.

Synonyms for stink14

noun, as in a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

malodor, malodour, stench, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis

verb, as in be inadequate or objectionable

suck, blow

verb, as in smell badly and offensively

reek

also used for stink

pong, be fishy, odour, odor, smell

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What does stink mean?3

noun

1

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

verb

1

be inadequate or objectionable“this sucks!”

2

smell badly and offensively“The building reeks of smoke”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with stink?17

two syllables

rethink
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Stink in a sentence

  • Is it just me, or does it stink in here?menaud
  • After three days, any fish stinks, no matter how good it once was.AlanF_US
  • I put my headband in the washer, and it still stinks.DJ_Saidez
  • Durian stinks, but it's said to be very healthy.CK
  • He is raising a big stink over a minor glitch.unknown
  • However the fact is that the cigarettes and tobacco stink.terrywallwork
  • Guests are like fish - after three days they stink.gcaplan
  • The name of this insect is a mouthful: the brown marmorated stink bug.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of stink

as a noun

plural
stinks

as a verb

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