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Meaning of stinking

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stinking

Pronunciation:/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To have a strong bad smell.

  2. To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

    Example: That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.

  3. To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

    Example: Something stinks about the politician's excuses.

  4. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a pungent smell.

  2. Very bad and undesirable.

    Example: Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking.

  3. An intensifier, a minced oath.

    Example: We don’t need your stinking sympathy.