reek
noun
a strong, unpleasant smell.
have been reeking
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present perfect progressiveof reek.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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If the offering up of pigeons or of lambs could have 89 propitiated the gods who presided over the Terpsichorean art, Mr. Sutton’s domestic altars would have been reeking with sacrifice.
From The Wayfarers by Mary Stewart Doubleday Cutting
