stink
stink Lexical Profile
stink Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To emit a strong, foul, and offensive odor.
"His gym clothes began to stink after sitting in the locker all week."
To be of extremely poor quality, or to perform very badly (informal).
"I love playing tennis, even though I still stink at serving."
To seem dishonest, corrupt, or highly suspicious (informal).
"The entire financial arrangement stinks of corruption and insider trading."
• noun
A strong, foul, and unpleasant smell.
"Opening the broken refrigerator released an unbearable stink into the kitchen."
A noisy public outcry, commotion, or scandal (informal).
"The customers raised a huge stink when the airline canceled their flight without notice."
• Rhymes for stink
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English stincan, meaning to emit a smell (originally either pleasant or unpleasant), derived from Proto-Germanic *stinkwana.