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6 meanings: 1. to give off or emit a strong unpleasant odour; smell or stink 2. to be permeated (by); be redolent (of) 3. to.... Click for more definitions.
Synonyms for REEK: stench, stink, funk, rankness, scent, staleness, foulness, vileness; Antonyms of REEK: perfume, fragrance, aroma, sweetness, spiciness, bouquet ...
[intransitive] reek (of something) (disapproving) to make you think that something unpleasant, wrong or dishonest is involved in a situation Her denials reeked of hypocrisy. Word Origin Old English rēocan ‘give out smoke or vapour’, rēc (noun) ‘smoke’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken ‘to smell’, rook ‘smoke’, German riechen ‘to smell’, Rauch ‘smoke’.
REEK OF SOMETHING definition: 1. If an event or situation reeks of an unpleasant quality, it seems to be caused by or connected…. Learn more.
CREEK meaning: 1. a narrow area of water that flows into the land from the sea, a lake, etc.: 2. a stream or…. Learn more.
Reek definition: To give off a strong unpleasant odor. Origin of Reek From Middle English rek, reke (“smoke" ), from Old English rÄ“c, rÄ«ec, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz (compare West Frisian reek, riik, Dutch rook, Low German Röök, German Rauch, Danish røg, Norwegian røyk), from Proto-Indo-European *rougi-(compare Lithuanian rū̃kti "˜to smoke', rū̃kas "˜smoke, fog', Albanian ...
5 meanings: 1. mainly British a narrow inlet or bay, esp of the sea 2. US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand a small stream.... Click for more definitions.
