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Rarereek
The correct spelling is reek.
How to pronounce reek
/riːk/
nounIPA: /riːk/
Say it like: Ree-k
The correct spelling is reek. A strong unpleasant smell. For example: "You reek of perfume."
Usage Examples
“You reek of perfume.”
“The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A strong unpleasant smell.
- 2.Vapour; steam; smoke; fume.
- 3.A hill; a mountain.
verb
- 1.To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
- 2.To be evidently associated with something unpleasant.
- 3.To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume.
- 4.To emit smoke or vapour; to steam.
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