reek

//riːk//
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Verb

reekInfinitive
reekPresent tense
reekedPast tense
reekedPast participle
reekingPresent participle
reeksThird-person singular
1

To smell strongly and unpleasantly; to stink.

The garbage reeks in the summer heat.

2

To be suggestive of something unpleasant or suspicious; to be pervaded by something undesirable.

The whole deal reeks of corruption.

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Noun

reekSingular
1

A strong, unpleasant smell; a stench.

The reek of garbage filled the alley.

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