Reek

Quick meaning: Reek is a noun meaning A strong unpleasant smell.

Meaning

A strong unpleasant smell.

More Meanings

1. (Scotland) Vapour; steam; smoke; fume.
2. (intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
4. (transitive, rare) To cause (something) to smell.
5. (now rare, of rain or snow) To fall in such a way (e.g. particularly finely or heavily) as to resemble smoke.
6. (archaic, intransitive) To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.
7. (archaic, intransitive) To emit smoke or vapour; to steam.

Example Sentences

You reek of perfume.

Your fridge reeks of egg.

The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.

The slaughter of lambs in offering reeked the fore-courts of the Temple.

Word Forms

• reeks
• reeking
• reeked

Synonyms for reek

Depending on context, synonyms include funk, honk, hum, niff, pong, smell.

Antonyms for reek

Common opposites include defunkify, deodorize, destinkify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include stench, stink, malodor, fetor, malodour, fume.

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