stinking


Definition: Meaning of, stinking in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈstɪŋkɪŋ /

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  1. having a very strong unpleasant smell [=  smelly]
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  2. [only before noun] spoken used to emphasize what you are saying when you are angry
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  3. [only before noun] especially British English informal very unpleasant
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  4. stinking letter British English informal an angry letter in which you complain very strongly about something
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  1. stinking rich informal extremely rich - used especially when you think this is unfair
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  2. stinking drunk informal extremely drunk
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stinking used in phrases

  • stinking bean trefoil (noun)
    1. shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
  • stinking cedar (noun)
    1. rare small evergreen of northern Florida; its glossy green leaves have an unpleasant fetid smell when crushed
  • stinking chamomile (noun)
    1. widespread rank-smelling weed having white-rayed flower heads with yellow discs
  • stinking clover (noun)
    1. plant of western North America having trifoliate leaves and white or pink spider-shaped flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
  • stinking elder (noun)
    1. common North American shrub or small tree
  • stinking gladwyn (noun)
    1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
  • stinking goosefoot (noun)
    1. european goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive in eastern North America
  • stinking hellebore (noun)
    1. digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odour and irritant qualities when taken internally
  • stinking horehound (noun)
    1. ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers
  • stinking iris (noun)
    1. iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa
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