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REEKED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of reek 2. to have a strong unpleasant smell: . Learn more.
verb. reeked; reeking; reeks. intransitive verb. 1. : to emit smoke or vapor. 2. a. : to give off or become permeated with a strong or offensive odor. a room reeking of incense. b. : to give a strong impression of some constituent quality or feature. a neighborhood that reeks of poverty. 3. : emanate. transitive verb. 1.
reek. noun [ S ] informal us / riːk / uk / riːk /. a strong unpleasant smell: The room was filled with the reek of stale beer. The warm air was scented with the heady reek of diesel oil from the bus. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.
Synonyms for REEKED: smelled, stunk, smelt, stank, exhaled, decomposed, savored, savoured, disgusted, rotted.
Definition of reek verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word usually describes smells, but can also be used to suggest something fishy, as in "the suspicious transactions reeked of mob involvement." But noses everywhere agree: Whether it's coming from your sneakers or from the aftermath of a shady deal, if something reeks — it stinks to high heaven.
Reekmost commonly means to give off a strong, unpleasant odor, as in Your socks reek, dude. Wreakmeans to inflict or carry out something, especially something harmful—it’s most commonly used in the phrase wreak havoc, meaning to cause chaos or destruction or both.
