reeking
/ˈɹiːkɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
“You reek of perfume.”
- 2
To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
“The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.”
- 3
To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.
- 4
To emit smoke or vapour; to steam.
adjective
- 1
Totally stinking.
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