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stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight

stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight is the present participle and gerund of stink like a mackerel in the moonlight.

Meaning of stink like a mackerel in the moonlight

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of stink like a mackerel.

Questions about stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight

What is stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight the present participle and gerund of?
Stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight is the present participle and gerund of stink like a mackerel in the moonlight.

Words near stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight in the dictionary

  1. stinking hellebores
  2. stinking iris
  3. stinking irises
  4. stinking juniper
  5. stinking like a mackerel
  6. stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight
  7. stinking like a mackerel in the sun
  8. stinking like a polecat
  9. stinking nanny
  10. stinking nightshade
  11. stinking nightshades

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