reeking

UK
/ˈriːkɪŋ/
US
/ˈrikɪŋ/

Translations

reekingadjective
UK
/ˈriː.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈri.kɪŋ/
The reeking garbage made it hard to breathe.
Вонючий мусор затруднял дыхание.
Additional translations
дурно пахнущий
reekingnoun
reekings
pl
UK
/ˈriːkɪŋ/
US
/ˈriːkɪŋ/
Gerund-derived noun meaning the act or state of giving off a strong smell; occasionally countable in plural form ‘reekings’
reekverb

reeking

Gerund

reeked
Past Simple
reeked
Past Participle
reeking
Gerund
UK
/riːk/
US
/rik/
The garbage began to reek after a few days.
Мусор начал вонять через несколько дней.
Additional translations
Synonyms
reek of
give off
emit odor

Definitions

reekingadjective
Having a strong, unpleasant smell.
The reeking garbage bin needed to be emptied immediately.
Emitting smoke, steam, or any visible vapor (chiefly literary).
The reeking chimney sent soot-blackened clouds into the evening air.
reekingnoun
The act or condition of giving off a strong, unpleasant smell; a stench.
There was a terrible reeking in the alley after the storm flooded the sewers.
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.