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stinketh

stinketh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stink.

Meaning of stink

Verb

stink (third-person singular simple present stinks, present participle stinking, simple past stank or stunk, past participle stunk)

  1. (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.
    Synonyms:
    pong, reek
  2. (informal, intransitive, stative) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
    • That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.
    Synonyms:
    suck, blow
  3. (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.
    • Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
    Synonyms:
    be fishy
  4. (transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

See all 8 meanings of stink

Origin of stinketh

From stink + -eth.

Questions about stinketh

What is stinketh the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stinketh is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stink.

Words near stinketh in the dictionary

  1. stinkerdom
  2. stinkeroo
  3. stinkeroos
  4. stinkers
  5. stinkest
  6. stinketh
  7. stinkeye
  8. stinkfest
  9. stinkfests
  10. stinkgrass
  11. stinkgrasses

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