Synonymer
Uttal
US- Okänd accent:
- IPA: /stɪŋk/
Definitioner
Verb
- (intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.
- (intransitive, informal) To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
- (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
- (transitive) To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
Substantiv
- A strong bad smell.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
- (in plural stinks, slang) chemistry (as a subject taught in school)
- (slang, New Zealand) A failure or unfortunate event.
Exempel
- That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.
- Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
- If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
- The concert was stink.
- What is that stink in this room?
- You better correct this hotel bill, or I'll put up a stink right here in the lobby.
Böjningsformer
| Perfektparticip | stunk | Perfektparticip | stinkt |
| Imperfekt | stank | Imperfekt | stunk |
| Imperfekt | stinkt | Presensparticip | stinking |
| Plural | stinks | Tredje person singular indicativ presens | stinks |
| Tredje person singular indicativ presens | stinketh |