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Grammar : Adj
Spell : sting-king
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ



Definition of stinking

Origin :
  • present participle adjective from stink (v.). Modifying drunk, first attested 1887; stinking rich dates from 1956.
  • adj smelly
Example sentences :
  • Light must be brought into this dark, muddy, stinking labyrinth.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • The specific name, "nasty" or "stinking," has really no application to the plant.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • If I am to be drowned, it sha'n't be in the stinking Red River.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
  • Tentacles gripped at him, the foul, stinking smell gagged him.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • A blast of fetid, stinking air struck his face, and he choked.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • Women drifting back to the hovels and stinking bundles of houses.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • They could not die here in this stinking hole, no matter what happened.
  • Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • A cloud of greasy, stinking smoke was rolling out of the den.
  • Extract from : « Cat and Mouse » by Ralph Williams
  • He peered into the stinking wells of Honan where women were cutting their own throats.
  • Extract from : « Athalie » by Robert W. Chambers
  • And as if that were not enough, you must needs bring some stinking crust or other here!
  • Extract from : « The First Distiller » by Leo Tolstoy

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