Background for stinking

stinking

/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/

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verb

To have a strong bad smell.

Examples :

"The garbage was stinking in the summer heat, so we had to take it out. "

sensation nature negative

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verb

To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

Examples :

""My basketball team is stinking this season; we haven't won a single game." "

attitude character negative quality

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verb

To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

Examples :

"His excuse for being late to work was stinking of lies, so his boss didn't believe him. "

character moral attitude

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verb

To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Examples :

"The garbage left out in the sun was stinking up the whole street. "

sensation environment

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adjective

Having a pungent smell.

Examples :

"The garbage can had a stinking smell after being left in the sun all day. "

sensation nature environment

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adjective

Very bad and undesirable.

Examples :

"Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking."

attitude negative quality

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adjective

An intensifier, a minced oath.

Examples :

"We don’t need your stinking sympathy."

language exclamation word

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noun

The emission of a foul smell.

Examples :

"The stinking from the overflowing garbage can was unbearable. "

sensation environment