The meaning of Reeking

Reeking – definition

verb
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
Usage examples:
The yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure
Synonims:
Stink Smell Smell bad/disgusting Give off a bad smell Stink/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, Sterk ruiken, Vies 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, वाष्प देना, भाप छोड़ना, भाप देना, धूआं छोड़ना, 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, С душком, Попахивающий

Reeking: translate from English into Spanish

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

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

All meanings and translations of Reeked

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

All meanings and translations of Reek

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

All meanings and translations of Smell

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?’

All meanings and translations of Stink

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