Stinking

/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters

Definition of Stinking

verb

  1. To have a strong bad smell.
  2. To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.

    "That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."

  3. To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.

    "Something stinks about the politician's excuses."

  4. To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

adjective

  1. Having a pungent smell.
  2. Very bad and undesirable.

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

  3. An intensifier, a minced oath.

    "We don’t need your stinking sympathy."

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