to reek
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6.7
- verb
- /rik/
:
dar la impresión de
- It's similar to the ineffective Iraq War protests that reeked of such disingenuousness.
Because his desperation, I mean it reeks off of him right now.
- Because his desperation, I mean it reeks off of him right now.
- And this I know is a hard subject to take up it, it reeks a little bit of paternalism.
- I mean, this just reeks of toxic employer.
- That to me just just reeked of disruption and yet it hasn't happened.
- The problem with each of these solutions is that they're legally questionable and reek of desperation.
- And all of this just reeks of the patriarchy clinging on to the advances that women have made in these last decades.
- It's sort of reeks of this unworthiness energy, you know, just checking in to see how you're doing.
Examples
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The abandoned house reeks of decay and neglect.
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I mean, this just reeks of toxic employer.
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This whole place reeks of morbidity.
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But you said this prosecution reeks of desperation and bad faith.
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The response has to reek of competence, integrity and sincerity.
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The problem with each of these solutions is that they're legally questionable and reek of desperation.
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Sorry, I don't buy it; this reeks of bogus Cadillac welfare queen stories.
Blog text (20) -
To suggest that the minority should just put up with it reeks of false entitlement and intolerance.
Blog text (10) -
His comments reek of insincerity and manipulation.
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This report reeks of bias and misinformation.
Synonyms
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6.8
To seem suspicious or dishonest
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5.3
To be very bad or of poor quality
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6.3
Have a very strong unpleasant smell or seem full of a bad quality
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8.1
To seem to have a strong bad quality such as unfairness
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Etymology
Reek started with the old word reyk for 'smoke', and people use the idea of a strong smell as a clear picture. So if something 'reeks of' dishonesty or corruption, it strongly shows or suggests that problem.