stank 1 of 2

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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stank

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verb

variants or stunk
past tense of stink
1
as in smelled
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
The Dolphins in their 33-8 loss in Indy stunk like Limburger cheese left in a car trunk. Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Avoid puddles - Driving into puddles or low rainwater areas can lead to vehicles hydroplaning or losing control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The drains were so inadequate that a visit to the gents toilet, even before kick-off, meant wading through puddles of urine.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Giants smelled blood in the water against a vulnerable Chargers offensive line.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The driver of a car that struck and killed a woman in Miami last week smelled like booze and had slurred speech, according to law enforcement officials.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The flood shoved furniture into walls, sucked photographs from drawers.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What sucked was how it was handled.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Those who instead see a flexible talent pool as a strategic advantage in building a dynamic and flexible company probably will fare better.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2025
  • This property is ideal for families because of its year-round indoor pool (there's also an adults-only outdoor pool that’s open seasonally) and on-site sports like tennis, racquetball, bocce ball, and volleyball.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What initially reeked of hometown fantasy appears to have real legs.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Stank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stank. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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