reeking

Thân thiện

The dog came in from the rain, reeking of wet fur.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a very strong and unpleasant smell: Describes something that emits a powerful, often offensive odor.
   • Wet with secreted moisture: Describes something that is dripping or soaked with sweat, tears, or other bodily fluids.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective (Strong Smell):
  • The reeking garbage bin needed to be taken out immediately.
  • After the game, the locker room was reeking of sweat and damp towels.
• Adjective (Wet with Moisture):
  • He wiped his reeking brow after the long run.
  • The reeking cloth was used to mop up the spill.

Advanced Usage

• "Reeking of": This is the most common construction, used to specify the source or nature of the strong smell.
  • The room was reeking of cigarette smoke.
  • His apology reeked of insincerity. (Figurative use: strongly suggests an unpleasant quality)
• "Reeking with": Less common, but can be used similarly to "reeking of," especially for figurative meanings or to emphasize being full of something unpleasant.
  • The deal reeked with corruption.

Variants and Related Words

• Reek (verb): To smell very strongly and unpleasantly.
  • Your shoes reek! Please take them off.
• Reek (noun): A strong, unpleasant smell.
  • A reek of decay came from the old cellar.

Synonyms

• Stinking: Having a strong, bad smell.
• Foul-smelling: Having a disgusting odor.
• Malodorous: Formal term for having a bad smell.
• Rank: Having a strong, unpleasant smell, often from decay.
• Sodden: Soaked through (for the "wet" meaning).

Related Phrases

• To reek havoc: This is a common misspelling. The correct phrase is "to wreak havoc," meaning to cause great damage or chaos.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. giving off a strong unpleasant smell
2. wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
   • wiped his reeking neck

Từ đồng nghĩa

• watery