stink up
verb
stank up or stunk up; stunk up; stinking up; stinks up
: to cause to stink or be filled with a stench
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Best Diaper Pail No parent wants their baby’s dirty diapers to stink up their house.
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Laura Lu, Parents, 22 May 2025
Plus your dogs stink up the whole building as well.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
In the Clippers’ 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Intuit Dome, Harden looked nothing like the player with a reputation for stinking up arenas at this stage of the season.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Some anglers believe stinking up their lures is always an advantage, while others rarely (if ever) lean on these products.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 19 Jan. 2023
The plastic can actually melt or warp if exposed to enough heat, ruining it—and stinking up your home in the process!
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
DeSantis also claims that marijuana smoke will stink up the state.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Look, nobody kicks off a season trying to stink up the joint.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures also contribute to massive bleaching on the world's coral reefs and are thought to play a role in the increase of sargassum seaweed mats that blanket and stink up beaches and in harmful algal blooms and fish kills.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 2 June 2024
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Laura Lu, Parents, 22 May 2025
Plus your dogs stink up the whole building as well.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
In the Clippers’ 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Intuit Dome, Harden looked nothing like the player with a reputation for stinking up arenas at this stage of the season.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
Some anglers believe stinking up their lures is always an advantage, while others rarely (if ever) lean on these products.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 19 Jan. 2023
The plastic can actually melt or warp if exposed to enough heat, ruining it—and stinking up your home in the process!
—Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
DeSantis also claims that marijuana smoke will stink up the state.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Look, nobody kicks off a season trying to stink up the joint.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
Warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures also contribute to massive bleaching on the world's coral reefs and are thought to play a role in the increase of sargassum seaweed mats that blanket and stink up beaches and in harmful algal blooms and fish kills.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 2 June 2024
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“Stink up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stink%20up. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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