stinking
Americanadjective
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having a foul smell
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informal unpleasant or disgusting
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slang (postpositive) very drunk
adverb
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Etymology
Origin of stinking
before 1000; Middle English stinkinge, Old English stincende. See stink, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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“These are all the struggles I think about every stinking day,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
I share Vejar’s loathing for the relentless “tree of heaven,” the deciduous plant that is sometimes called a stinking sumac.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025
It was horrifying for his friend to see him enveloped by stinking, rotting waste.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
The first rocket emitted a boil of nasty, stinking, yellowish smoke and then fell over, the glue on its fins melted.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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