to reek

Examples

• All

• Picture the house: it reeks of cigarette smoke and spilled beer.

  Fiction book (1999)

• His breath, his clothes, even his hair, all reeked of cigarette smoke.

  Fiction book (1993)

• - Oh, it does reek in here.

  Urban Legend (1998)

• You reek of body spray and cheese.

  #Roxy (2018)

• Oh, man, it reeks in here.

  Disturbia (2007)

• Now it totally reeks in here!

  Cube (1998)

• - It reeks in this room.

  Blue Crush (2002)

• But the air remained locked inside the room and reeked of vomit and sweat.

  Fiction book (1997)

• We walk slowly through a crowded, noisy terminal that reeks of sweat, sweet candy, and fresh popcorn.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The garbage left outside the restaurant began to reek after several days in the sun.

Synonyms

S

to stink

vsto reek

165 1.0

To have a very bad smell

gives off a foul odor rather than only a general bad smell

R

to reek of

vsto reek

48 6.3

Have a very strong unpleasant smell or seem full of a bad quality

focuses on the act of giving off a foul smell, not broad qualities

S

to stink to high heaven

vsto reek

• Informal

5 8.1

Have a very strong bad smell or seem very wrong

is strong but not necessarily described as extremely offensive

S

to stink like a mackerel

vsto reek

• Informal

9.9

Have a very strong smell like old fish or seem clearly suspicious

is mainly about giving off a foul odor, not implying suspicion

Phrasal Verbs

R

to reek of

48 6.3

Have a very strong unpleasant smell or seem full of a bad quality

How Smelly

to reek

33 5.9

to stink

165 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology