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(Entry 1 of 2)

having an unpleasant smell
  • I would rather not be the one to wash your reeking gym clothes

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reeking

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Synonyms of reeking (Entry 2 of 2)

to give off an extremely unpleasant smell
  • those old sneakers reek something awful

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“Reeking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeking. Accessed 9 Dec. 2021.

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