reeking

UK
/ˈriːkɪŋ/
US
/ˈrikɪŋ/
reekingadjective
UK
/ˈriː.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈri.kɪŋ/
Traductions
The reeking garbage bin needed to be emptied immediately.
La poubelle puante devait être vidée immédiatement.
Traductions supplémentaires
fumantLittéraire ; s’emploie pour une fumée, une vapeur ou une émanation visible.
Définitions
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
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’
Traductions
There was a terrible reeking in the alley after the storm flooded the sewers.
Il y avait une terrible puanteur dans la ruelle après que la tempête eut inondé les égouts.
Définitions
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

reeking

Gerund

reeked
Past Simple
reeked
Past Participle
reeking
Gerund
UK
/riːk/
US
/rik/
Traductions
The garbage bin reeked after being left in the sun for days.
La poubelle empestait après être restée au soleil pendant des jours.
Traductions supplémentaires
exhalerLittéraire ou régional ; pour de la fumée, de la vapeur ou des émanations.
sentirAu figuré ; avec un complément introduit par de.
Définitions
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.
Synonymes
reek of
give off
emit odor
reeknoun
Définitions
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.