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- Dictionarystinking/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. foul-smelling: "he was locked in a stinking cell" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. extremely: informal "she is obviously stinking rich"
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stink. See more results » stinking adjective (BAD) very unpleasant or bad: I hate this stinking job! UK She had a stinking cold and felt very sorry for herself. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be stinking rich. (Definition of stinking from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of STINKING is strong and offensive to the sense of smell. How to use stinking in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Stinking.
adjective. that smells foul; foul-smelling. Synonyms: miasmal, rank, foul, putrescent, rotten, putrid, smelly. Slang. very drunk; plastered. Slang. very rich: His father left him so much money he's stinking. contemptible; disgusting: a stinking shame. adverb. completely or extremely: stinking drunk. / ˈstɪŋkɪŋ / adjective. having a foul smell.
to be extremely bad or unpleasant: I think her whole attitude stinks. His acting stinks but he looks good, so he's offered lots of movie roles. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
stinking. (ˈstɪŋkɪŋ) adj. 1. having a foul smell. 2. informal unpleasant or disgusting. 3. (postpositive) slang very drunk. adv. informal (intensifier, expressing contempt for the person referred to): stinking rich. ˈstinkingly adv.
Definition of stinking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of 'stinking' stinking. (stɪŋkɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use stinking to describe something that is unpleasant or bad. [informal] I had a stinking cold. Synonyms: rotten [informal], disgusting, unpleasant, vile More Synonyms of stinking. 2. See also stink. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.