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- [sting-king]
- /ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ/
- /ˈstɪŋ.kɪŋ/
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- [sting-king]
- /ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ/
Definitions of stinking word
- adjective stinking that smells foul; foul-smelling. 1
- adjective stinking Slang. very drunk; plastered. 1
- adjective stinking Slang. very rich: His father left him so much money he's stinking. 1
- adjective stinking contemptible; disgusting: a stinking shame. 1
- adverb stinking completely or extremely: stinking drunk. 1
- verb without object stinking to emit a strong offensive smell. 1
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Origin of stinking
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English stinkinge, Old English stincende. See stink, -ing2
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Parts of speech for Stinking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stinking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% 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".
stinking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stinking
adj stinking
- abominable — Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
- bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- big mouth — If you say that someone is a big mouth or that they have a big mouth, you mean that they tell other people things that should have been kept secret.
- bottom out — If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- carious — (of teeth or bone) affected with caries; decayed
adjective stinking
- curdled — Containing curds.
- dislikable — Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
- evil — Profoundly immoral and malevolent.
- faecal — feces.
- foetid — having an offensive odor; stinking.
Antonyms for stinking
adj stinking
- aperitive — aperient.
- aromatic — An aromatic plant or food has a strong, pleasant smell of herbs or spices.
- candied — Food such as candied fruit has been covered with sugar or has been cooked in sugar syrup.
- fragrant — having a pleasant scent or aroma; sweet-smelling; sweet-scented: a fragrant rose.
- herbaceous — of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
adjective stinking
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- odoriferous — yielding or diffusing an odor.
- zesty — full of zest; piquant: a zesty salad dressing.
Top questions with stinking
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