Meanings
adjectivereeking (not comparable)
alternative reekin
- not comparableTotally stinking.
The station has been refurbished both at ground level and below ground, where the wide, fluorescently lit platforms are an almost unrecognisable metamorphosis of the dingy, reeking Low Level of old.
1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 713
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivegiving off a strong unpleasant smell
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto fetora
- fetoratotally stinking
Portuguese catinguento
- catinguentototally stinking
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with reeking
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