stink
verb (used without object)
to emit a strong offensive smell.
was stinking
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past progressiveof stink.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“My mom finally threw it away when I was sleeping because it was stinking so much. That was a very strong memory that I had forgot.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
“It’s starting to outpace 2010 by a decent margin, which is sobering because 2010 was stinking hot,” Klotzbach said.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023
“It was stinking so bad, like a bad bathroom. It was pathetic.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
Kyla Frank, passing out fliers for a tour bus company on the other side of the building, couldn’t figure out who was stinking up her mornings.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2017
And, indeed, if he had searched he would have found only half a sack of potatoes in the caboose, for the lazarette was awash, and the water in the scuttle-butt was stinking.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
