🤢reek

Meaning

to smell strongly and unpleasantly; to give off a bad odor

to have a very unpleasant smell; to give a strong impression of something unpleasant or undesirable

Example Sentences

The garbage bin reeked after being left in the sun.

The garbage can reeks of rotten food.

Example Expressions

reek of something

Synonyms

stink, smell, exude, emit, ooze, stench, emit odor

Entry 1

stink, smell, exude, emit, ooze

Entry 2

stink, smell, stench, emit odor

Antonyms

fragrance, perfume, sweet smell, aroma

Entry 1

fragrance, perfume

Entry 2

fragrance, perfume, sweet smell, aroma

Collocations

reek of alcohol, reek of smoke, reek of corruption, reek badly, reek with sweat

Entry 1

reek of alcohol, reek of smoke, reek of corruption, reek badly

Entry 2

reek of alcohol, reek with sweat, reek of corruption