Antonyms for stinking
| 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
- 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
Synonyms for stinking
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