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stank like a mackerel in the sun

stank like a mackerel in the sun is the simple past of stink like a mackerel in the sun.

Meaning of stink like a mackerel in the sun

Verb

stink like a mackerel in the sun (third-person singular simple present stinks like a mackerel in the sun, present participle stinking like a mackerel in the sun, simple past stank like a mackerel in the sun, past participle stunk like a mackerel in the sun)

  1. Synonym of stink like a mackerel.

Questions about stank like a mackerel in the sun

What is stank like a mackerel in the sun the simple past of?
Stank like a mackerel in the sun is the simple past of stink like a mackerel in the sun.

Words near stank like a mackerel in the sun in the dictionary

  1. stank eyes
  2. stank hen
  3. stank hens
  4. stank like a mackerel
  5. stank like a mackerel in the moonlight
  6. stank like a mackerel in the sun
  7. stank like a polecat
  8. stank on ice
  9. stank out
  10. stank to high heaven
  11. stank up

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