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reek

UK
/riːk/
US
/rik/

Translations

reeknoun
reeks
pl
UK
/riːk/
US
/rik/
The reek of garbage filled the alleyway, making it difficult to breathe.
Le relent d’ordures remplissait la ruelle, rendant la respiration difficile.
Additional translations
exhalaisonLittéraire ; s’emploie pour une vapeur ou une fumée souvent malodorante.
Synonyms
odor
miasma
fume
smell
stench
reekverb
reeked
Past Simple
reeked
Past Participle
reeking
Gerund
UK
/riːk/
US
/rik/
The garbage bin reeked after being left in the sun for days.
La poubelle empestait après être restée au soleil pendant des jours.
Additional translations
exhalerLittéraire ou régional ; pour de la fumée, de la vapeur ou des émanations.
sentirAu figuré ; avec un complément introduit par de.
Synonyms
reek of
give off
emit odor
stink
smell

Definitions

reeknoun
A strong, unpleasant smell.
The reek of garbage filled the alleyway, making it difficult to breathe.
Vapor or steam, especially one that is foul-smelling.
The reek from the boiling pot filled the kitchen with an acrid odor.
reekverb
To emit a strong, unpleasant smell.
The garbage bin reeked after being left in the sun for days.
To be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable.
The deal reeked of corruption and dishonesty.
To give off or be filled with smoke, steam, or vapor (now chiefly literary or dialectal).
Chimneys reeked against the grey winter sky.
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