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The correct spelling is stinking.
How to pronounce stinking
verb
IPA: /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
Say it like: Sti-nki-ng
The correct spelling is stinking. To have a strong bad smell. For example: "That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end."
Usage Examples
“That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.”
“Something stinks about the politician's excuses.”
“Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To have a strong bad smell.
- 2.To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
- 3.To give an impression of dishonesty or untruth.
- 4.To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
adjective
- 1.Having a pungent smell.
- 2.Very bad and undesirable.
- 3.An intensifier, a minced oath.
noun
- 1.The emission of a foul smell.
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