stinks 1 of 2

plural of stink

stinks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stink
1
as in reeks
to give off an extremely unpleasant smell the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again

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

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“Stinks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinks. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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