Reeking - English meaning

Reeking – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
Usage examples:
The yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure
Synonims:
StinkSmellSmell bad/disgustingGive off a bad smellStink/smell to high heaven

noun
A foul smell.
Usage examples:
The reek of cattle dung

noun
Smoke.
Usage examples:
He recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek

verb
Present participle of reek
Usage examples:
Her breath reeked of garlic.

Reeking translation into English

Reeking: translate from English into Chinese

臭气熏天, 发恶臭

Reeking: translate from English into Dutch

Stinkend, Stinken, Vies ruiken, Sterk ruiken

Reeking: translate from English into French

Puant, Puer, Empester, Fumer, Sentir mauvais

Reeking: translate from English into German

Stinkend, Stinken

Reeking: translate from English into Hindi

रीकिंग, धूआं देना, धूआं छोड़ना, भाप देना, भाप छोड़ना, वाष्प देना, वाष्प छोड़ना

Reeking: translate from English into Italian

Puzzolente, Puzzare, Fumare

Reeking: translate from English into Korean

냄새나는, 연기가 나다, 악취를 풍기다, 기미가 있다, 투성이가 되다, 땀 따위 투성이가 되다, 피 따위 투성이가 되다

Reeking: translate from English into Russian

Вонючий, Воняющий, Попахивающий, С душком

Reeking: translate from English into Spanish

Apestando, Oler, Apestar, Heder, Humear, Vahear, Trascender

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’.

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Reeking – similar words

reeked

verb
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
Usage examples:
The yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure

noun
A foul smell.
Usage examples:
The reek of cattle dung

noun
Smoke.
Usage examples:
He recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek

Reeked - all meanings in English

reek

verb
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
Usage examples:
The yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure

noun
A foul smell.
Usage examples:
The reek of cattle dung

verb
To have a strong, unpleasant smell
Usage examples:
The locker room reeked of gym clothes., the reek of dead fish

Reek - all meanings in English

Reeking synonims

smell

noun
The faculty or power of perceiving odours or scents by means of the organs in the nose.
Usage examples:
A highly developed sense of smell

verb
Perceive or detect the odour or scent of (something).
Usage examples:
I think i can smell something burning

verb
The faculty that enables us to distinguish scents

Smell - all meanings in English

stink

verb
Have a strong unpleasant smell.
Usage examples:
The place stank like a sewer

noun
A strong unpleasant smell; a stench.
Usage examples:
The stink of the place hit me as i went in

adjective
Having a strong unpleasant smell.
Usage examples:
‘what you doing with that stink dog?’

Stink - all meanings in English

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