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noun

ˈstaŋk

Definition of stank

British dialect

as in puddle

a small often deep body of water the Scottish innkeeper advised swimming in the nearby stank only if the prospect of hypothermia seemed appealing

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verb

variants or stunk

past tense of stink

as in reeked

to give off an extremely unpleasant smell the dog stinks because she tangled with a skunk again

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as in sucked

to be objectionable or unsatisfactory their team really stinks this year

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ruled
rocked

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Verb

Nikola Jokic stunk in Game 3 on Thursday in Minneapolis. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026 And after a decade without postseason play in town, few fans have been brave enough to suggest the team should have intentionally stunk again instead. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Younger players either watched or didn’t improve as the Raiders stunk on ice. — Vic Tafur, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026 Dolphins have stunk lately in weather like this. — Greg Cote january 1, Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stank

Noun

My Old Ass was sparked by watching my daughter splash in a puddle.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
About halfway up, the orange-and-black butterflies had begun appearing in groups, alighting on flowers or gathering to sip water from puddles.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of puddle

Verb

The Mystic of my childhood, though, had a modicum of edge — kids with anarchy symbols on their jackets skateboarded outside a coffee shop that reeked of weed, and locals got rowdy at a dysfunctional watering hole called the Draw Bridge Inne.

— Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2026
But the next three years reeked of alpha decay—the firm’s average yearly gain slumped from eighteen per cent to nine.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of reeked

Noun

One officer is now under investigation after the encounter at a neighborhood pool that led to arrests, allegations of excessive force, and calls for his firing.

— Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The restorative bathhouse offers many treatments, a fitness center and there is a seasonal outdoor pool and lawn club.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pool

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