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noun

ˈstaŋk How to pronounce stank (audio)
Definition of stanknext
British dialect
as in puddle
a small often deep body of water the Scottish innkeeper advised swimming in the nearby stank only if the prospect of hypothermia seemed appealing

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verb

variants or stunk
past tense of stink
1
as in reeked
to give off an extremely unpleasant smell the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again

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2
as in sucked
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory their team really stinks this year

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Recent Examples of stank
Verb
Nikola Jokic stunk in Game 3 on Thursday in Minneapolis. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this. — Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stank
  1. puddle
  2. reeked
  3. sucked
  4. pool
  5. smelled
Noun
  • Their defense had surrendered 83 points in consecutive blowout losses to Missouri and South Carolina, and the optimism surrounding new coach Jon Sumrall had evaporated faster than a puddle on a Gainesville sidewalk in August.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Grass, uneven ground, tiny puddles, and random objects can become major obstacles when the machine is barely taller than them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of puddle
Verb
  • Instead, the two biggest options trades on the tape Tuesday reeked of skepticism.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The main barn had collapsed, the lodge reeked of pack rats, garter snakes had claimed another building, and one of the cabins was leaning downhill.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of reeked
Verb
  • Jamal Murray is one of the best heatwave scorers in the league, and now their bench, which sucked for years, is a bit deeper.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Judy lit his cigarette and sucked on it as if gasping for air.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of sucked
Noun
  • Lower courts had dismissed the case because Asian American students were not underrepresented at the magnet schools compared with the pool of students that applied.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • As adoption widens, so does the pool of users for whom this is genuinely risky.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of pool
Verb
  • The L'Occitane Jasmine & Bergamot products smelled good and did the job.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In my early memories, my grandfather had smelled like carpet cleaner.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of smelled

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“Stank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stank. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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