stinking1 adjectivestinking2 adverb
stinkingstink‧ing1 /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ adjective 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a dump full of stinking garbage
- He pointed to the stinking hole that we were to use as a toilet.
- I don't want to watch that stinking TV show.
- The yards were full of stinking garbage cans, and untidy lines of washing.
- But they'd had men dragging those stinking waters for twenty-four hours and they'd come up with nothing.
- He could hardly ease himself free from the great stinking weight.
- I represent areas with stinking housing estates.
- The scaffold there was the first thing I clapped my eyes on when we entered the stinking streets of Paris.
- With luck, she might be buried for ever under the wet newspapers, stinking food remnants and empty cornflake packets.
- You'd wed your daughter to a stinking Viking!
- You can not build a fair system on that stinking swamp of menace and malice and neglect.
Longman Language Activatorextremely rich
informal to be extremely rich: · Did you know Peter has three houses? He must be loaded.· Some of her friends are absolutely rolling in it.
spoken informal extremely rich - use this especially when you think this is unfair: · Gregory is filthy rich but he never gives a penny to charity.· This gorgeous woman walked in, beautifully dressed and obviously stinking rich.
to be extremely rich, especially because you have earned a lot of money in business, or through sport, entertainment etc: · Michael Jackson must be worth a fortune.· The Chief Executive started her career as a secretary, and now she's worth millions.
to have so much money that you can buy anything you want, even things that you do not need: · Every time I see her she's wearing something new. She must have money to burn.· Unless you've got money to burn, these expensive guitars are not the instruments to get you started.
to have a bad smell · The hut was dark and smelly.· Don't leave your smelly sneakers lying around the living room.· The lake was rapidly turning brown and smelly from the factory wastes.
to have an unpleasant smell: · Does my breath smell?· We need to clean the cat's litter box - it's starting to smell.smell bad/awful/terrible/disgusting: · Not only does he smell bad - he's mean and ugly too.· Many people like the taste of jackfruit, but it smells terrible.
to have a strong and unpleasant smell: · Her room is filthy, and it stinks.· How can you eat that cheese? It stinks.stink of: · His clothes stank of cigarette smoke.stink to high heaven: · You boys stink to high heaven - go inside and take a shower.
to have a very strong smell of something unpleasant: · Get that dog out of here - he reeks.reek of: · He came running into the house, reeking of sweat.· The tiny office reeked of onions and cigarette smoke.· Where have you been - you reek of alcohol?
having a very strong unpleasant smell: · The yards were full of stinking garbage cans, and untidy lines of washing.· He pointed to the stinking hole that we were to use as a toilet.
British /stink the place up American informal to make a whole room smell bad: · You're not bringing that cat in here - it'll stink the place out.· She made fish for dinner and stunk the place up.
things such as books, clothes, or rooms that are musty have a smell that is old and not fresh, especially because they have not been used or been in fresh air for a long time: · The hotel room was dark and musty.· The library was full of musty old books which no one wanted to read.
having a smell that is not fresh, especially because you can still smell something such as old cigarette smoke or old cooking smells: · She noticed the stale smell of drink on his breath.· The air in the office was stale and heavy.· It was cold outside and the smell of stale tobacco clung to their winter coats.
having a sharp, unpleasant smell, especially one that hurts your nose: · The chemical has an acrid smell.· When I opened the door, acrid white smoke came billowing out.· The air was stale and acrid, and a cluster of black flies hovered over the bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I’ve got a stinking cold.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1having a very strong unpleasant smell SYN smelly: I’ve got a stinking cold. disapproving (=very rich)· She was obviously stinking rich.
stinking garbage cans2[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’ve got a stinking cold.4stinking letter British English informal an angry letter in which you complain very strongly about somethingstinking1 adjectivestinking2 adverb
stinkingstinking2 adverb informal 1stinking rich extremely rich – used especially when you think this is unfair2stinking drunk extremely drunk