stunk

past participle 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 stunk Minnesota’s late-game offense stunk a year ago. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Oct. 2025 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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Verb
  • The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The cafeteria smelled the same.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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  • James Guimaraes was on mile seven of his last training run for the New York City Marathon when he got sucked into a bidding war.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Woody Allen’s 2007 drama, starring Farrell and Ewan McGregor as two brothers who get sucked into a murder plot, isn’t well liked, and Farrell’s performance is liked even less.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • The bathroom reeked of mold, its windowless walls preventing damp towels from ever fully drying.
    Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 4 Oct. 2025
  • What initially reeked of hometown fantasy appears to have real legs.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025

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“Stunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stunk. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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