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   Stink·ing

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   adjective

   • 1. foul-smelling: "he was locked in a stinking cell" Similar foul-smellingevil-smellingstinking to high heavenreekingfetidmalodorouspungentacridrankputridnoxiousfreshinformal:smellystinkyreekyniffingniffypongywhiffyhummingfunkyliterary:noisomemephiticrare:olidmiasmicmiasmalOpposite sweet-smellingaromatic
   • ▪ very bad or unpleasant: "a stinking cold" Similar dreadfulawfulterriblefrightfulghastlynastyappallingvilevery badinformal:rottenshockingOpposite mildslight

   adverb

   • 1. extremely: informal "she is obviously stinking rich"

   Derivatives

   • 1. stinkingly adverb

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   What does stinking mean?

   • 氣味, 發出惡臭的，散發難聞氣味的, 糟糕的… 气味, 发出恶臭的，散发难闻气味的, 糟糕的… fétido, fedido, desgraçado… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! stinking meaning: 1. having a very unpleasant smell: 2. very unpleasant or bad: 3. having a very unpleasant smell: . Learn more.

   STINKING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   What does a stinking adverb mean?

   • • He could hardly ease himself free from the great stinking weight. stinking2 adverb informal 1 → stinking rich 2 → stinking drunk Examples from the Corpus stinking • At Christmas, I tend to get stinking drunk with schlock. stinking meaning, definition, what is stinking: having a very strong unpleasant smell: Learn more.

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   What does it mean if something stinks?

   • To stink means to smell very bad. We all stank and nobody minded. The place stinks of fried onions. If you say that something stinks, you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like. I think their methods stink.

   STINK definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is a synonym for Stink?

   • SYNONYMS 1. smelly, putrid, rotten, putrescent, foul, miasmal, rank. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd [ bef. 1000; ME stinkinge, OE stincende. See stink, -ing 2]

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   STINKING meaning: 1. having a very unpleasant smell: 2. very unpleasant or bad: 3. having a very unpleasant smell: . Learn more.

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   Definitions of stinking. adjective. offensively malodorous. synonyms: fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly. ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling. having an unpleasant smell. adjective.

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   2 days ago · stinking. (stɪŋkɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use stinking to describe something that is unpleasant or bad . [informal] I had a stinking cold. Synonyms: rotten [informal], disgusting, unpleasant, vile More Synonyms of stinking. 2. See also stink.

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   Definition of stinking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. stinking. adjective. /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ having a very strong, unpleasant smell. I was pushed into a filthy, stinking room. The black, stinking water was covered with scum. The floor was stinking and wet. Join us.

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   Define stinking. stinking synonyms, stinking pronunciation, stinking translation, English dictionary definition of stinking. adj. 1. Having a foul smell; fetid. 2. Slang Drunk; intoxicated. adv. Slang Used as an intensive: stinking rich. stink′ing·ly adv. stink′ing·ness n....

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   2 days ago · 1. a strong foul smell; stench. 2. slang. a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink ) 3. See like stink. verb Word forms: stinks, stinking, stank or stunk, stunk (mainly intr) 4. to emit a foul smell.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English stink‧ing1 /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ adjective 1 having a very strong unpleasant smell SYN smelly stinking garbage cans 2 [ only before noun] spoken used to emphasize what you are saying when you are angry I hate this stinking boring job! 3 [ only before noun] especially British English informal very unpleasant I...