stink up

verb

stank up or stunk up; stunk up; stinking up; stinks up

transitive verb

: to cause to stink or be filled with a stench

Examples of stink up in a Sentence

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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 Those dirty scents tend to linger on furniture, stinking up the house. Holistapet, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stink up was in 1941

Cite this Entry

“Stink up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stink%20up. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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