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stinking out

stinking out is the present participle and gerund of stink out.

Meaning of stink out

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To cause to stink; to fill with stench.
    • The broccoli really stank out the refrigerator.
  2. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To perform very badly in (a place).
  3. (informal, transitive) To drive away from a place by a stink.
    • They could build a fertilizer factory and stink you out.1985 January 3, “Zoning Could Protect Pender”, in Star-News, Wilmington, NC

Questions about stinking out

What is stinking out the present participle and gerund of?
Stinking out is the present participle and gerund of stink out.

Words near stinking out in the dictionary

  1. stinking nanny
  2. stinking nightshade
  3. stinking nightshades
  4. stinking ninny
  5. stinking on ice
  6. stinking out
  7. stinking rich
  8. stinking sumac
  9. stinking sumacs
  10. stinking to high heaven
  11. stinking toe

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