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to stink
01
to have a bad and unpleasant smell
Intransitive
Examples
The garbage bin began to stink after sitting in the sun for a few days.
02
to be morally wrong or unpleasant
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
stink
3rd person singular
stinks
Past simple
stank
Past participle
stunk
Examples
The corruption scandal surrounding the politician really made the whole government stink.
Stink
01
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
stinks
