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单词 stinky
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stink

1 of 2

verb

ˈstiŋk How to pronounce stink (audio)
stank ˈstaŋk How to pronounce stink (audio) or stunk ˈstəŋk How to pronounce stink (audio) ; stunk; stinking

intransitive verb

1
: to emit a strong offensive odor
stank of urine
2
: to be offensive
the election stank of corruption
also : to be in bad repute
3
: to possess something to an offensive degree
stinking with wealth
4
: to be extremely bad or unpleasant
the performance stank
that news really stinks
stinky
ˈstiŋ-kē How to pronounce stink (audio)
adjective

stink

2 of 2

noun

1
: a strong offensive odor : stench
2
: a public outcry against something : fuss
made a big stink when asked to leave

Synonyms

Verb

  • reek

Noun

  • funk
  • reek
  • stench
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Example Sentences

Verb The food is good at that restaurant, but the service stinks. Having a root canal stinks. Noun People raised a stink about the new law. He kicked up a stink about the way he'd been treated.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Common culprits include the areas around chimneys, windows, recessed lights, stink pipes, and wet walls, Taylor said. Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2022 Housebound Americans are buying more air fresheners, scented candles and pungent cleaners to overcome one of humanity’s deep social fears—that visitors will think their abodes stink to high heaven. Sharon Terlep, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022 Opponents lobbed stink bombs at the theater where the film premiered in Madrid, and the right-wing press condemned the picture. Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2023 The Broncos stink, but the game is in Mile High, and Denver just scared the Chiefs in K.C. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023 This is gonna be all day, the meat’s gonna start to stink, etc. Vulture, 14 Nov. 2022 Andy Brunning, Compound Interest) Two of the elements stink. Mark Lorch, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2016 Ringtail lemurs have one of the most unique conflict-resolution tactics of all animals: stink fights. Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 19 Jan. 2023 The football program has been dropping Buffalo patties for years and continues to stink. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2022
Noun
Or, for those less cynical and perhaps for the singer herself, the lesson was more hopeful (but somehow more exhausting) — Beyoncé would always be great, so why make a stink. Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023 Pence would be proximate enough to gain Trumpist credibility, while distant enough to avoid the stink of it all. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023 The ghosts of Cannon Films past hover all around Plane, the sort of politically-confused mediocrity that isn’t campy enough to be industry-dump-month fun and isn’t horrific enough to leave a stink lasting longer than its running time. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2023 Sometimes people think the stink is coming from themselves, which can lead to a condition known as olfactory reference syndrome, says Hirsch. NBC News, 21 Dec. 2022 It’s our No. 1 choice this year for guys and gals who want to beat the stink and have clean pits all day long. Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022 Those baffling decisions to not punt the ball away will leave a stink on coach Dan Lanning well into the offseason. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2022 One resident designed a High Acres stink-reporting app that has logged 26,000 complaints. Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022 In New York, the fate of old food has recently inflamed passions and caused a political stink. Anne Barnard, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Old English stincan; akin to Old High German stinkan to emit a smell

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

stink

1 of 2 verb
ˈstiŋk How to pronounce stink (audio)
stank ˈstaŋk How to pronounce stink (audio) or stunk ˈstəŋk How to pronounce stink (audio) ; stunk; stinking
1
: to give off or cause to have an unpleasant smell
the garbage pail stinks
2
: to be very bad or unpleasant
that news really stinks
stinker noun

stink

2 of 2 noun
1
: a strong unpleasant odor : stench
2
: a public outcry against something : fuss
made a big stink when asked to leave
stinky
ˈstiŋ-kē
adjective

stinky

adjective

as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell a stinky plant that attracts certain insects and then devours them

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stinking
  • smelly
  • malodorous
  • reeking
  • disgusting
  • ripe
  • filthy
  • fetid
  • foul
  • rotting
  • musty
  • rotted
  • strong
  • funky
  • dirty
  • rotten
  • fusty
  • noisome
  • frowsy
  • stenchy
  • reeky
  • frowsty
  • bad
  • putrid
  • frowzy
  • rank
  • nasty
  • rancid
  • vile
  • skunky
  • spoiled
  • revolting
  • repulsive
  • stale
  • odorous
  • decaying
  • odiferous
  • offensive
  • spoiling
  • noxious
  • decomposing
  • decayed
  • decomposed
  • odoriferous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fragrant
  • aromatic
  • sweet
  • scented
  • perfumed
  • redolent
  • savory
  • savoury
  • spicy
  • ambrosial
  • flowery
  • woodsy
  • fruity
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