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stunk like a mackerel in the sun

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

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

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

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

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