stink

intransitive-verb
UK: /stɪŋk/
US: /stɪŋk/

  1. To smell very bad.

    1. This room stinks really bad, open a window please. [ ] [ ]
    2. The garbage began to stink after sitting in the sun for several days. [ ] [ ]

  2. To be very bad or unpleasant.

    1. This whole situation stinks, I want out of it. [ ] [ ]
    2. I think his behavior stinks, he should apologise for what he did yesterday. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

reek whiff stench
stink noun

  1. A very bad smell.

    1. What is that stink, is something burning? [ ] [ ]
    2. The stink of the rotting fish was unbearable, we had to throw it away. [ ] [ ]

  2. A situation or event that is very unpleasant or causes trouble.

    1. The whole affair has a stink of corruption about it to be honest. [ ] [ ]
    2. There was a real stink when the company announced it was closing the factory. [ ] [ ]
stink transitive-verb

  1. To be of very low quality; to be terrible.

    1. This movie stinks, it's the worst I have ever seen. [ ] [ ]
    2. His performance really stinks, he needs to practice more to get good skill. [ ] [ ]
stink phrasal-verb

  1. stink something <-> out: To fill a place with a bad smell.

    1. The fire stunk the whole house out, we could not sleep there. [ ] [ ]
    2. The gas leak stunk out the entire neighborhood, everyone was evacuated as soon as possible. [ ] [ ]
stink idiom

  1. make a stink: To complain strongly or create a disturbance about something.

    1. I'm going to make a stink if they don't fix the problem soon. [ ] [ ]
    2. She made a stink about the unfair treatment that her colleague was facing. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "stink" in English means: To smell very bad., To be very bad or unpleasant..

The phonetic transcription of "stink" is /stɪŋk/ in British English and /stɪŋk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "stink": reek, whiff, stench.

Example usage of "stink": "This room stinks really bad, open a window please.". More examples on the page.