stank — meaning in English

English meaning

• pungency noun The state of being pungent.
• reek noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
• smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
• stench noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
• stink verb To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

Senses

stank is used for these senses in English:

• pungency A foul odor.
• reek A strong unpleasant smell.
• smell A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.
• stench a strong foul smell; a stink.
• stink A strong bad smell.

pungency — full definition

1. noun The state of being pungent.
2. noun A foul odor.

reek — full definition

1. noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
2. verb To give off a strong, unpleasant odor.
3. verb To be strongly suggestive of something bad or suspicious.

Related Dutch words