stinking
pronunciation
How to pronounce stinking in British English:
UK [ˈstɪŋkɪŋ]
How to pronounce stinking in American English:
US [ˈstɪŋkɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- very bad
- offensively malodorous
Word Origin
- stinking (adj.)
- late 14c., earlier stinkend, from Old English stincende; present participle adjective from stink (v.). Modifying drunk, first attested 1887; stinking rich dates from 1956.
Example
- 1. Why keep your stinking clothes on ?
- 2. Patna is one of india 's filthiest cities with stinking piles of rubbish literally found in every nook and cranny .
- 3. Much as I love cheese myself , by the end of the meal I was beginning to understand why a shaoxing local might turn up her nose at brie , while enjoying the stinking beancurd that perfumes entire neighbourhoods .
- 4. In many ways the scottish people are just like your typical europeans but with a few notable quirks : they eat sheep entrails , wear male-skirts and instead of rice , they throw stinking crud like eggs and sauces on their brides .
- 5. He pays 170 yuan a month for a sparse room next to a stinking public toilet .