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stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight

stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight is the past participle 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 stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight

What is stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight the past participle of?
Stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight is the past participle of stink like a mackerel in the moonlight.

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

  1. stunk
  2. stunk a buzzard off a gut wagon
  3. stunk a dog off a gut wagon
  4. stunk a skunk off a gut wagon
  5. stunk like a mackerel
  6. stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight
  7. stunk like a mackerel in the sun
  8. stunk like a polecat
  9. stunk on ice
  10. stunk out
  11. stunk to high heaven

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