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- [stingk]
- /stɪŋk/
- /stɪŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stingk]
- /stɪŋk/
Definitions of stink word
- verb without object stink to emit a strong offensive smell. 1
- verb without object stink to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor. 1
- verb without object stink Informal. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks. 1
- verb without object stink Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usually followed by of or with): They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry. 1
- verb with object stink to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often followed by up): an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage. 1
- noun stink a strong offensive smell; stench. 1
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Origin of stink
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English stinken, Old English stincan; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; cognate with German stinken. (v.); cf. stench
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Parts of speech for Stink
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stink popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stink usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stink
noun stink
- accusation — If you make an accusation against someone, you criticize them or express the belief that they have done something wrong.
- cc — You use cc when referring to the volume or capacity of something such as the size of a car engine. cc is an abbreviation for 'cubic centimetres'.
- ccs — carbon capture and storage
- complaint — A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation.
verb stink
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- funked — rotten; moldy.
- funking — cowering fear; state of great fright or terror.
- go bad — not good in any manner or degree.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
Antonyms for stink
noun stink
- aroma — An aroma is a strong, pleasant smell.
- attar — an essential oil from flowers, esp the damask rose, used pure or as a base for perfume
- balminess — mild and refreshing; soft; soothing: balmy weather.
- bouquet — A bouquet is a bunch of flowers which is attractively arranged.
- burnt offering — a sacrificial offering burnt, usually on an altar, to honour, propitiate, or supplicate a deity
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