stink up
verb
stank up or stunk up; stunk up; stinking up; stinks up
: to cause to stink or be filled with a stench
Examples of stink up in a Sentence
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Aromatherapy diffuser Takeout meals from the dining hall and dirty laundry sure can stink up a tiny dorm room.
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Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Tensions are also high in Glendale, where Anna Konkle has been wrongly accused of stinking up the restroom of Din Tai Fung.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 26 July 2023
The only discordant note was a dead cow stinking up the trail.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Bad memories The Game 7 effort against Dallas still stinks up Footprint Center like mildew on wet laundry.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
Some athletes simply can’t stomach whey (and stinking up the weight room definitely breaks all kinds of gym etiquette rules).
—Paul Kita, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
According to Tomasco, the bloom is more likely to harm the tourism industry than harm wildlife by piling up and stinking up famous Florida beaches.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2023
The Cowboys certainly didn’t stink up Raymond James Stadium in losing to Tampa Bay.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2021
In reality, the fumes from the paint can still stink up your space long after the last coat dried.
—Brie Dyas, Country Living, 12 June 2020
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Lisa Lombardi, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
Tensions are also high in Glendale, where Anna Konkle has been wrongly accused of stinking up the restroom of Din Tai Fung.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 26 July 2023
The only discordant note was a dead cow stinking up the trail.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
Bad memories The Game 7 effort against Dallas still stinks up Footprint Center like mildew on wet laundry.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2023
Some athletes simply can’t stomach whey (and stinking up the weight room definitely breaks all kinds of gym etiquette rules).
—Paul Kita, Men's Health, 5 Apr. 2023
According to Tomasco, the bloom is more likely to harm the tourism industry than harm wildlife by piling up and stinking up famous Florida beaches.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2023
The Cowboys certainly didn’t stink up Raymond James Stadium in losing to Tampa Bay.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2021
In reality, the fumes from the paint can still stink up your space long after the last coat dried.
—Brie Dyas, Country Living, 12 June 2020
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First Known Use
1941, in the meaning defined above
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