Reeking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have an element suggestive (of something)

smell badly and offensively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈiːkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈiːkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈiːkɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈiːkɪŋ/.

Examples

his speeches smacked of racism
this passage smells of plagiarism
The building reeks of smoke

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fume reek smell smack watery stink

Parts of Speech

verb	have an element suggestive (of something) “his speeches smacked of racism”
verb	smell badly and offensively “The building reeks of smoke”
verb	be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
verb	give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc. “Marshes reeking in the sun”
adjective	wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears “wiped his reeking neck”
adjective	giving off a strong unpleasant smell

Word Forms

reek	noun	a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
stink	noun	a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
stinker	noun	anything that gives off an offensive odor (especially a cheap cigar)
wateriness	noun	the property of resembling the viscosity of water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stinkend

ein Element haben, das (auf etwas) hinweist

🇫🇷French

puant

avoir un élément évocateur (de quelque chose)

🇪🇸Spanish

apestando

tener un elemento sugestivo (de algo)

🇮🇹Italian

puzzolente

avere un elemento suggestivo (di qualcosa)

🇳🇱Dutch

stinkend

een element hebben dat suggestief is (van iets)

🇵🇹Portuguese

fedorento

tem um elemento sugestivo (de algo)

🇷🇺Russian

вонючий

иметь элемент, намекающий (на что-то)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुर्गंध

(किसी चीज़ का) सूचक तत्व होना

🇧🇩Bengali

রিকিং

ইঙ্গিতমূলক একটি উপাদান আছে (কিছুর)

🇮🇳Tamil

ரீகிங்

(ஏதாவது) பரிந்துரைக்கும் ஒரு உறுப்பு வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పుంజుకుంటోంది

సూచించే మూలకాన్ని కలిగి ఉండండి (ఏదైనా)

🇮🇳Marathi

रीकिंग

सूचक घटक आहे (काहीतरी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

રીકિંગ

સૂચક તત્વ છે (કંઈકનું)

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೀಕಿಂಗ್

ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಅಂಶವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ (ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഞ്ഞടിക്കുന്നു

(എന്തെങ്കിലും) സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഘടകം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੀਕਿੰਗ

(ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ) ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਤੱਤ ਹੈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

臭气熏天

有暗示（某事）的元素

🇯🇵Japanese

臭い

（何かを）示唆する要素がある

🇰🇷Korean

악취가 나는

(뭔가를) 암시하는 요소가 있습니다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốc mùi

có yếu tố gợi ý (về cái gì đó)

🇹🇭Thai

ตุๆ

มีองค์ประกอบที่เป็นการชี้นำ (ของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbau busuk

memiliki unsur sugestif (tentang sesuatu)

🇵🇭Filipino

nangangamoy

may elementong nagpapahiwatig (ng isang bagay)

🇲🇾Malay

berbau busuk

mempunyai unsur sugestif (sesuatu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفوح منه رائحة كريهة

تحتوي على عنصر يوحي (بشيء ما)

🇮🇷Persian

بوییدن

داشتن عنصری حاکی از (چیزی)

🇹🇷Turkish

kötü kokulu

(bir şeyi) düşündüren bir unsura sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מסריח

יש אלמנט שמרמז (על משהו)

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The primary meaning of 'reeking' is 'have an element suggestive (of something)'.

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Using 'reeking' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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