stink
IPA: stˈɪŋk
noun
- A strong bad smell.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
verb
- (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.
- (intransitive, stative, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
- (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.
- (transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
adjective
- (slang, New Zealand) Bad; inferior; worthless.
- (Caribbean, Guyana, Jamaica) Bad-smelling, stinky.
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Examples of "stink" in Sentences
- The garbage in the bin started to stink after sitting in the hot sun for hours
- The smelly socks left out on the floor made the whole room stink
- I could tell from the foul stink in the air that the sewer had overflowed
- The dirty dishes left in the sink began to stink up the kitchen
- The skunk sprayed its noxious odor, leaving a lingering stink in the air
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