stinking

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having a very strong, unpleasant smell.

  - "The garbage can was stinking."
  - "The skunk's spray left a stinking odor."

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Synonyms

blow , suck , fishy , pong , reek

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with stinking
stinking , linking , sinking , blinking , thinking , winking , shrinking , spinking

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Variants

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stinking , stinkingly , stank , stink , stinkier , stinkiest , stinks , stinky , stunk , stinking smut , stinking smuts , stinking drunk , stinking rich , stank up , stink up , stinking up , stinks up , stunk up , stank out , stink out , stinking out , stinks out , stunk out

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Etymology

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The word 'stinking' comes from the Old English word 'stincan,' meaning 'to stink.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'stinking rich' refers to someone who is extremely wealthy.

2. In the 1600s, people would throw rotten vegetables at each other as a form of insult, calling the other person a 'stinking onion.'

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Related Concepts

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1. Odor: The quality or character of a smell. 'Stinking' is an intense and unpleasant form of an odor.

2. Foul: Related to 'stinking,' 'foul' refers to something that is unpleasant or disgusting, often in terms of smell.

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Culture

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In literature, 'stinking' is often used to describe unpleasant or disgusting situations. For example, in Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House,' the character Krook is described as living in a 'stinking little room.'

How to Memorize "stinking"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a garbage can or a skunk to remember the unpleasant smell associated with 'stinking.'

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'stinking' with unpleasant smells or situations.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Stinky Garbage Can' to remember the definition of 'stinking.'

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