Learn English Irregular Verbsstink /stɪŋk/
- 1 have a strong unpleasant smell:
His feet stink!
The bungalows stank to high heaven (=stank very much).
The driver's breath stank of alcohol. - 2 (spoken) to be extremely bad, unfair, unpleasant, dishonest etc:
I think most of her ideas stink.
Don't eat there - the food stinks!
He stinks as an actor but he is very handsome and charming, so he's offered lots of movie roles.
Past simple
- stank
- stunk
Past participle
- stunk
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