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stinking like a mackerel in the sun

stinking like a mackerel in the sun is the present participle and gerund 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 stinking like a mackerel in the sun

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

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

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

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