Stinking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Stinking is an adjective meaning Having a pungent smell.
Meaning
Having a pungent smell.
More Meanings
- Very bad and undesirable.
- (euphemistic) An intensifier, a hypallage.
- present participle and gerund of stink
- The emission of a foul smell.
- (slang) Very drunk.
Example Sentences
I have a stinking cold.
We don’t need your stinking sympathy.
“Everyone shut up! Lord ThunderSteel commands it! I am your leader! I have this badge that says so!” “We don’t need no stinking badges!”
Oh, I got stinking—and, worse, acted like the world's worst heel to top it off. I passed out mentally about the time we left the club—which must have been around 2:30—but unfortunately didn't pass out physically.
Word Forms
- stinkings
Synonyms for stinking
Depending on context, synonyms include bad, fetid, foul, malodorous, putrid, lousy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foul-smelling, smelly, malodorous, fetid, foetid, putrid.
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Sources & Attribution
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