English Explanatory Dictionary

stinking

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a pungent smell.
  2. Very bad and undesirable.
  3. Very drunk.
  4. An intensifier, a hypallage.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of stink
noun
  1. The emission of a foul smell.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stinking.wav

Word forms

stinking more stinking most stinking stinkings

Etymology

From Middle English stynkynge, stinkinge, stinkinde, stinkende, stynkande, stynkand, from Old English stincende, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwandz (“stinking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną (“to stink”), equivalent to stink + -ing. Cognate with Dutch stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), Danish stinkende (“stinking, stinky”), Norwegian stinkende (“stinking, stinky”).

Derived words

butt-stinking cry stinking fish stinking acacia stinking ash stinking badger stinking cedar stinking chamomile stinking chun stinking corpse lily stinking goosefoot stinking gum stinking hawksbeard stinking hellebore stinking iris stinking juniper stinkingly stinking nanny stinkingness stinking nightshade stinking ninny stinking rich stinking sumac stinking toe stinking willie stinking willy
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