Stink - English meaning

noun

A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something.

Usage examples:

The brouhaha over those infamous commercials

phrasal verb

Keep or maintain in unaltered condition

phrasal verb

To behave in an excited or anxious way that is not controlled

Usage examples:

The kids have been carrying on all day., dianne is carrying on the family tradition by becoming a l…

noun

A state of confused and noisy disturbance.

Usage examples:

She was distracted by a commotion across the street

noun

A sudden, brief period of noise, confusion, or excited movement

Usage examples:

[ c ] there was a commotion outside the embassy.

noun

An unpleasant or harmful odour or discharge.

Usage examples:

Smoke and effluvia from factory chimneys

noun

A strong, foul smell.

Usage examples:

The fetor of decay

noun

A state of great fear or panic.

Usage examples:

Are you in a blue funk about running out of things to say?

verb

Avoid (something) out of fear.

Usage examples:

I could have seen him this morning but i funked it

verb

Give music elements of funk.

Usage examples:

We're bringing back the old motown sound and funking it up

noun

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

Usage examples:

The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry

noun

A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people

Usage examples:

The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore., furore over the furore over hi…

noun

A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest.

Usage examples:

I don't know what all the fuss is about

verb

Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something.

Usage examples:

She's always fussing about her food

noun

Foolish talk or ideas.

noun

(of speech or writing) nonsense

Usage examples:

All that talk about an economic crisis is a lot of guff.

noun

An occasion when there is too much interest in or discussion about something that is not important

Usage examples:

One of the tabloids published the pictures and they caused a great hoo-ha.

verb

Make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.

Usage examples:

The computers hummed

noun

A low, steady continuous sound.

Usage examples:

The hum of insects

exclamation

Used to express hesitation or dissent.

Usage examples:

‘ah, hum, elsie, isn't it?’

noun

A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views.

Usage examples:

There was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship

noun

Noise, excitement, and argument

Usage examples:

Her glasses were broken in the kerfuffle.

noun

The state of smelling extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The squalor and malodorousness of the town struck me

noun

A very unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

In most cases, the malodour is obvious to the sufferer

noun

A noxious or foul-smelling gas or vapour.

noun

An unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour.

Usage examples:

A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him

noun

An unpleasant fog that smells bad

Usage examples:

A miasma of pollution hung in the air above mexico city., after he lost his job, he sank into a mia…

noun

An unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The horrible fishy niff

verb

Have an unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

A dark room that always niffed a bit

noun

An unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

A nasty niff

noun

An exclamation or shout.

Usage examples:

An outcry of spontaneous passion

noun

A strong, unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

Corked wine has a powerful pong

verb

Smell strongly and unpleasantly.

Usage examples:

The place just pongs of dirty clothes

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

noun

A number of people or things in a more or less straight line.

Usage examples:

Her villa stood in a row of similar ones

verb

Propel (a boat) with oars.

Usage examples:

Out in the bay a small figure was rowing a rubber dinghy

noun

A spell of rowing.

Usage examples:

The two friends had gone for a light row and were turning the double scull boat opposite the boat s…

noun

A row or commotion.

Usage examples:

A child is raising a ruckus in class

noun

A noisy disturbance; a row.

Usage examples:

He caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking

noun

A strong and very unpleasant smell.

Usage examples:

The stench of rotting fish

verb

Draw into the mouth by contracting the muscles of the lips and mouth to make a partial vacuum.

Usage examples:

They suck mint juleps through straws

noun

An act of sucking something.

Usage examples:

The fish draws the bait into its mouth with a strong suck

exclamation

Used to express derision and defiance.

Usage examples:

Sucks to them!

noun

A show of anger, worry, or excitement that is unnecessary or greater than the situation deserves

Usage examples:

Getting our passports renewed was such a to-do.

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

noun

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.

Usage examples:

The room was in an uproar

noun

Loud complaints esp. by angry people, or a noisy state of confusion

Usage examples:

[ c ] there was an uproar over the proposed rent increases.