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stink

(stɪŋk)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense stinks, present participle stinking, past tense stank, past participle stunk
1. verb
To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant.
Get away from me–your breath stinks. [VERB]
The place stinks of fried onions. [VERB + of]
The pond stank like a sewer. [V + like]
Stink is also a noun.
I was met with the stink of smoke and burnt plastic. [+ of]
The stink was overpowering.
stinking adjective
They were locked up in a stinking cell.
Synonyms: foul-smelling, smelly, reeking, fetid More Synonyms of stink
2. verb
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.
[informal, disapproval]
I think their methods stink. [VERB]
The whole thing stinks of political corruption. [VERB + of]
Synonyms: be bad, be no good, be rotten, be offensive More Synonyms of stink
3. singular noun
If someone causes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice.
[informal]
The children's author caused a stink at a booksigning this week.
The tabloid press kicked up a stink about his seven-day visit.
More Synonyms of stink

stink in British English

(stɪŋk)
noun
1. 
a strong foul smell; stench
2.  slang
a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink)
3.  like stink
verbWord forms: stinks, stinking, stank, stunk or stunk (mainly intr)
4. 
to emit a foul smell
5.  slang
to be thoroughly bad or abhorrent
this town stinks
6.  informal
to have a very bad reputation
his name stinks
7. 
to be of poor quality
8. (foll by of or with) slang
to have or appear to have an excessive amount (of money)
9. (transitive; usually foll by up) informal
to cause to stink
Word origin
Old English stincan; related to Old Saxon stinkan, German stinken, Old Norse stökkva to burst; see stench

stink in American English

(stɪŋk)
verb intransitiveWord forms: stank or stunk, stunk, ˈstinking
1. 
to give off a strong, unpleasant smell
2. 
to be very offensive; be hateful or abhorrent
3.  Slang
to be of low standard or quality; be no good
4.  Slang
to have much or an excess
with of or with
noun
5. 
a strong, unpleasant smell; stench
6.  Slang
a strong public reaction, as one of outrage, censure, protest, etc.
Idioms:
stink out
stink up
Derived forms
stinky (ˈstinky)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈstinkier or ˈstinkiest
Word origin
ME stinken < OE stincan, akin to Ger stinken

Examples of 'stink' in a sentence
stink

Let them grow old in some stinking cell.
The Sun (2014)
It stinks that a great club are being kept in limbo.
The Sun (2006)
This is beginning to stink as bad as an old ashtray.
The Sun (2013)
The place was a stinking mess and we were not in any meaningful sense taking charge.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It gets you away from your stinking cell.
The Sun (2006)
He must find those stinking caves bad for his health.
The Sun (2008)
She walks in the door and says the place stinks.
The Sun (2015)
There is something rotten and stinking in our universities.
The Sun (2015)
The neighbouring gaff has been kicking up a stink after their sewers stopped working.
The Sun (2012)
Throughout his collecting career he has displayed a special weakness for art with the presence of a stink bomb.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The whole jungle stinks of corruption.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
He smells like an abandoned fridge, his breath stinks of rot.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Not that it matters now he's stinking rich.
The Sun (2016)
It first caused a stink in Ambridge.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The world's biggest stink bomb has just been let off in the car!
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Face it, he is stinking rich and irrelevant.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Did I mention that your breath stinks?
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
THIS is the sensational email that has caused a huge stink at Brighton.
The Sun (2013)
He said: 'It stinks from top to bottom and it has for a very long time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The communal lavatory, a hole in the corner of the cell, stank.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The grandmother stormed: 'It stinks.
The Sun (2009)

In other languages
stink

British English: stink /stɪŋk/ NOUN
A stink is a strong foul smell or stench.
He was aware of the stink of onions on his breath.
  • American English: stink
  • Arabic: رائحَةٌ كَرِيهَة
  • Brazilian Portuguese: fedor
  • Chinese: 臭味
  • Croatian: smrad
  • Czech: smrad
  • Danish: stank
  • Dutch: stank
  • European Spanish: hedor
  • Finnish: lemu
  • French: puanteur
  • German: Gestank
  • Greek: δυσωδία
  • Italian: puzza
  • Japanese: 悪臭
  • Korean: 악취
  • Norwegian: stank
  • Polish: smród
  • European Portuguese: mau cheiro
  • Romanian: duhoare
  • Russian: вонь
  • Latin American Spanish: hedor
  • Swedish: stank
  • Thai: กลิ่นเหม็น
  • Turkish: leş gibi kokma
  • Ukrainian: сморід
  • Vietnamese: mùi hôi
British English: stink /stɪŋk/ VERB
To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant.
Get away from me - your breath stinks.
  • American English: stink
  • Arabic: يَنْتِـنُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: feder
  • Chinese: 发臭
  • Croatian: smrditi
  • Czech: smrdět
  • Danish: stinke
  • Dutch: stinken
  • European Spanish: apestar
  • Finnish: lemuta
  • French: puer
  • German: stinken
  • Greek: βρομάω
  • Italian: puzzare
  • Japanese: 悪臭を放つ
  • Korean: 악취가 나다
  • Norwegian: stinke
  • Polish: śmierdzieć
  • European Portuguese: cheirar mal
  • Romanian: a duhni
  • Russian: вонять
  • Latin American Spanish: apestar
  • Swedish: stinka
  • Thai: ส่งกลิ่นเหม็น
  • Turkish: leş gibi kokmak
  • Ukrainian: смердіти
  • Vietnamese: có mùi khó chịu

All related terms of 'stink'

stink bug
any of various foul-smelling insects; esp., any of a family (Pentatomidae) of hemipterous bugs with a broad , shield-shaped body
stink out
to drive out or away by a foul smell
stink up
to cause to stink
like stink
intensely; furiously
stink ball
a person or thing that stinks
stink bomb
a small glass globe , used by practical jokers : it releases a liquid with an offensive smell when broken
stink trap
a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
stench trap
a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
stinkpot
a person or thing that stinks

Chinese translation of 'stink'

stink

(stɪŋk)
Word forms:pt stank
Word forms:pp stunk

n (c)

  1. 恶(惡)臭 (èchòu) (种(種), zhǒng)

vi

  1. 发(發)臭 (fā chòu)
    to stink of sth 有某物的气(氣)味 (yǒu mǒuwù de qìwèi)
    that idea stinks! (inf) 那个(個)主意糟透了！ (Nàge zhǔyi zāotòu le!)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to give off a strong unpleasant smell
We all stank and nobody minded.
Synonyms
reek
Your breath reeks.
pong (British, informal)
whiff (British, slang)
These socks whiff a bit, don't they?
stink to high heaven (informal)
offend the nostrils
2 (verb) 
Definition
to be thoroughly bad or unpleasant
(slang) 
I think their methods stink.
Synonyms
be bad
be no good
be rotten
be offensive
be abhorrent
have a bad name
be detestable
be held in disrepute
1 (noun) 
Definition
a strong unpleasant smell
The stink was overpowering.
Synonyms
stench
The stench of burning rubber was overpowering.
pong (British, informal)
foul smell
foulness
malodour
fetor
noisomeness
2 (noun) 
(slang) 
The family's making a hell of a stink.
Synonyms
fuss
I don't know what all the fuss is about.
to-do
Just like him to make such a to-do about it.
row
‘Whatever is that row?’ she demanded.
upset
scandal
stir
His film has caused a stir in America.
disturbance
During the disturbance, three men were hurt.
uproar
The announcement caused uproar in the crowd.
commotion
He heard a terrible commotion outside.
rumpus
He had left before the rumpus started.
hubbub
the hubbub over the election
brouhaha
deal of trouble (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of commotion
Definition
noisy disturbance
He heard a terrible commotion outside.
Synonyms
disturbance,
to-do,
riot,
disorder,
excitement,
fuss,
turmoil,
racket,
upheaval,
bustle,
furore,
outcry,
uproar,
ferment,
agitation,
ado,
rumpus,
tumult,
hubbub,
hurly-burly,
brouhaha,
hullabaloo,
ballyhoo (informal),
hue and cry,
perturbation
in the sense of disturbance
Definition
an unruly outburst in public
During the disturbance, three men were hurt.
Synonyms
disorder,
bother (informal),
turmoil,
riot,
upheaval,
fray,
brawl,
uproar,
agitation,
fracas,
commotion,
rumpus,
tumult,
hubbub,
shindig (informal),
ruction (informal),
ruckus (informal),
shindy (informal)
in the sense of hubbub
Definition
great confusion or excitement
the hubbub over the election
Synonyms
hue and cry,
confusion,
disturbance,
riot,
disorder,
clamour,
rumpus,
bedlam,
brouhaha,
ruction (informal),
hullabaloo,
ruckus (informal)

Nearby words of
stink

  • stimulus
  • sting
  • stingy
  • stink
  • stinker
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  • stint

Synonyms of 'stink'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of row
Definition
a noisy disturbance
‘Whatever is that row?’ she demanded.
Synonyms
disturbance,
noise,
racket,
uproar,
commotion,
pandemonium,
rumpus,
tumult,
hubbub
in the sense of rumpus
Definition
a noisy or confused commotion
He had left before the rumpus started.
Synonyms
commotion,
row,
noise,
confusion,
fuss,
disturbance,
disruption,
furore,
uproar,
tumult,
brouhaha,
shindig (informal),
hue and cry,
kerfuffle (informal),
shindy (informal)
in the sense of stir
Definition
a strong reaction, usually of excitement
His film has caused a stir in America.
Synonyms
commotion,
to-do,
excitement,
sensation,
activity,
movement,
disorder,
fuss,
disturbance,
bustle,
flurry,
uproar,
ferment,
agitation,
ado,
tumult
in the sense of to-do
Definition
a commotion, fuss, or quarrel
Just like him to make such a to-do about it.
Synonyms
fuss,
performance (informal),
disturbance,
bother,
stir,
turmoil,
unrest,
flap (informal),
quarrel,
upheaval,
bustle,
furore,
uproar,
agitation,
commotion,
rumpus,
tumult,
brouhaha,
ruction (informal),
hue and cry,
hoo-ha
in the sense of uproar
Definition
a commotion or disturbance characterized by loud noise and confusion
The announcement caused uproar in the crowd.
Synonyms
commotion,
noise,
racket,
riot,
confusion,
turmoil,
brawl,
mayhem,
clamour,
din,
turbulence,
pandemonium,
rumpus,
hubbub,
hurly-burly,
brouhaha,
ruction (informal),
hullabaloo,
ruckus (informal),
bagarre
in the sense of whiff
These socks whiff a bit, don't they?
Synonyms
stink,
stench,
reek,
pong (British, informal),
niff (British, slang),
hum (slang)
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