stink in English: To have a very bad smell. (verb)

Translation

To have a very bad smell.

Word origin

From Old English stincan, which meant to give off any smell, good or bad.

Verb typeirregular (stink, stinks, stank, stunk)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

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"Stink" means to smell very bad.

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"Stank" is the past form of "stink".

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Something "stinks of" the thing we can smell.

smell

To notice something with your nose.

bad

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

clean

To take away dirt from something so it is no longer dirty.

nose

The part of your face that you use to smell and to breathe.

old

Having lived or existed for a long time; not new or young.

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