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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stink /stɪŋk/USA pronunciation v., stank /stæŋk/USA pronunciation or, often, stunk/stʌŋk/USA pronunciation ;
stunk;
stink•ing;
n. v. - to (cause to) give off a strong, bad smell: [no object]The kitchen stinks; what are you cooking in there?[~ + of + object]The hallways stank of cabbage and beer.[~ + up + object]They stank up the hallways with the smell of sour herring.
- Informal Termsto be very bad, unpleasant, or inferior:[no object* not: be + ~ -ing]This job stinks!
- Slang Terms[Informal.][no object* sometimes: ~ + of + object] to suggest something dishonest or scandalous, or some disagreeable attribute:"This case stinks of corruption,'' cried the D.A.
n. [countable* usually singular] - a very strong, powerfully disgusting smell:a stink of open sewers.
- Informal Termsan unpleasant fuss;
commotion:She made a big stink about her boss calling her "Miss'' instead of "Ms.''
stink•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stink (stingk),USA pronunciation v., stank or, often, stunk;
stunk;
stink•ing;
n.
v.i. - to emit a strong offensive smell.
- to be offensive to honesty or propriety;
to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor. - Informal Termsto be disgustingly inferior:That book stinks.
- Slang Termsto have a large quantity of something (usually fol. by of or with):They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry.
v.t. - to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often fol. by up):an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage.
- stink out, to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.
n. - a strong offensive smell;
stench. - Informal Termsan unpleasant fuss;
scandal:There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe. - British Terms stinks, (used with a sing. v.)chemistry as a course of study.
- bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English stinken, Old English stincan; (noun, nominal) Middle English, derivative of the verb, verbal; cognate with German stinken. (verb, verbal); compare stench
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reek.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stink /stɪŋk/ n - a strong foul smell; stench
- slang a great deal of trouble (esp in the phrase to make or raise a stink)
- like stink ⇒ intensely; furiously
vb (stinks, stinking, stank, stunk, stunk)(mainly intr)- to emit a foul smell
- slang to be thoroughly bad or abhorrent: this town stinks
- informal to have a very bad reputation: his name stinks
- to be of poor quality
- followed by of or with: slang to have or appear to have an excessive amount (of money)
- (transitive) usually followed by up: informal to cause to stink
See also stink outEtymology: Old English stincan; related to Old Saxon stinkan, German stinken, Old Norse stökkva to burst; see stench |