What does stinking mean?

Definitions for stinking
ˈstɪŋ kɪŋstink·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinkyadjective

    very bad

    "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

  2. fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scentedadjective

    offensively malodorous

    "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"

Wiktionary

  1. stinkingadjective

    Having a pungent smell.

  2. stinkingadjective

    Very bad and undesirable.

    Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking

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  1. stinking

    Stinking is an adjective used to describe something that emits a strong, unpleasant smell. It can also be used informally to express strong disapproval, contempt, or annoyance at something or someone, or to refer to something as intense or extreme.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Stinking

    of Stink

  2. Stinking

    a. & n. from Stink, v

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of stinking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of stinking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of stinking in a Sentence

  1. Orrin Hatch:

    I come from the poor people. And I’ve been working my whole stinking career for people who don’t have a chance. And I really resent anybody saying I’m just doing this for the rich.

  2. Todd Starnes:

    There was a time when Hollywood and Democrats stood in solidarity with our fighting men and women, folks like Jimmy Stewart and Bob Hope and John Wayne - American heroes. Those days are long gone and our sweet land of liberty has been soiled by the stinking stench of Michael Moore and Howard Dean and their liberal minions.

  3. Wayne Tinkle:

    The points in the paint — they just manhandled us in the second half, it is a battle to play these guys for 40 minutes. They're so stinking athletic in transition. I think they're one of the top teams in the country.

  4. Kim Forrest:

    The stock market was stinking up the place and analysts assumed consumers were too.

  5. Theodore Dreiser, quoting an unnamed newspaper editor:

    Life is a God-damned, stinking, treacherous game and nine hundred and ninety-nine men out of a thousand are bastards.

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