stinking
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
- Informal
- Everybody in this lousy, stinking world!
- stinking rotten
- filthy and stinking
- stinking place
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Watch on YouTubeThat is really impressive and it ain't no stinking piece of paper like Porsche.
- That is really impressive and it ain't no stinking piece of paper like Porsche.
- But, you know, it all came from that one stinking first house.
- So the whole stinking thing ends up revolving around this word.
- Dear Tim Cook, I hate your stinking guts.
- I think stealing's pretty stinking bad.
- Yeah, in his book he says that I was crying and screaming for me life, like dirty, stinking, lying, shabby.
- It matters to how they are perceived to the Islamic Uma like it is a big stinking deal.
- Don't say that they drink badly or that they, you know, make up, you know, things like, well, they're a stinking drunk.
- And not only does it not work, she got punished for it when she did set the boundary and said, I can't come to the party for one stinking hour, right?
- And he says all except for the sudden red stinking roar of coming back to his senses, coming back across the wild threshold of pain.
- Hardworking in his two room stinking house to be able to, you know, she moved into his house and taking advantage of it.
Examples
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Just one more stinking day of this, he told himself.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's a stinking book, and have you even read it?
Blog text (13) -
But, you know, it all came from that one stinking first house.
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Hello everyone, the weather is so stinking nice.
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- It's a stinking awful night.
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Do you remember how incredibly stinking hot it was on the Fourth?
Blog text (7) -
Maybe not to become filthy, stinking rich, but to get started.
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Dear Tim Cook, I hate your stinking guts.
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The whole thing is a stinking fraud, and that's what you have to understand in this case.
Blog text (1) -
This room smells absolutely stinking bad after the party.
Synonyms
421
4.1
Very bad or mean and not liked by people
333
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
273
9.9
Very bad or low quality, used to show strong dislike
191
1.0
Very bad and unpleasant to experience
187
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
146
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
54
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
37
7.1
Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell
33
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
11
6.7
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
1
9.9
Very drunk or very unpleasant
1
9.9
Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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9.9
A plant that has green flowers, smells bad, and is poisonous if eaten
- Specialized
A small plant with strong-smelling leaves that grows in disturbed places
A small bush with three leaves and yellow flowers that smells bad when crushed
- Specialized
A common weed with white flowers, yellow centers and a strong bad smell
A plant with leaves in groups of three and small white or pink flowers that smells unpleasant
A poisonous plant with a strong bad smell, sticky hairy leaves, and yellow-brown flowers
- Specialized
A disease that affects wheat and similar grains, turning grains into dark, smelly masses
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Etymology
Stinking is also used in informal speech to mean 'extremely bad' or very unpleasant. The idea is simple: a terrible smell makes something seem worse, so calling something stinking is a strong way to say it is very bad.