stink
verb /stɪŋk/
/stɪŋk/
(informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they stink | /stɪŋk/ /stɪŋk/ |
| he / she / it stinks | /stɪŋks/ /stɪŋks/ |
| past simple stank | /stæŋk/ /stæŋk/ |
| past simple stunk | /stʌŋk/ /stʌŋk/ |
| past participle stunk | /stʌŋk/ /stʌŋk/ |
| -ing form stinking | /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] stink (of something) to have a strong, unpleasant smell synonym reek
- Her breath stank of garlic.
- It stinks of smoke in here.
- Don't go in there—it stinks.
- [intransitive] stink (of something) to seem very bad, unpleasant or dishonest
- The whole business stank of corruption.
- ‘What do you think of the idea?’ ‘I think it stinks.’
Word OriginOld English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to stench.