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I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic.
Rachael Ray

Meaning of "reeking" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REEKING

reeking  [ˈriːkɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REEKING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reeking is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REEKING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

reeking

Odor

An odor or odour or fragrance is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds, generally at a very low concentration, that humans or other animals perceive by the sense of olfaction. Odors are also commonly called scents, which can refer to both pleasant and unpleasant odors. The terms fragrance and aroma are used primarily by the food and cosmetic industry to describe a pleasant odor, and are sometimes used to refer to perfumes. In contrast, malodor, stench, reek, and stink are used specifically to describe unpleasant odor. In the United Kingdom, odour refers to scents in general. In the United States, odor has a more negative connotation, such as smell, stench or stink, while scent or aroma are used for pleasant smells.

Definition of reeking in the English dictionary

The definition of reeking in the dictionary is smelling strongly and offensively; stinking.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REEKING


attention-seeking
əˈtenʃənˌsiːkɪŋ
English-speaking
ˈɪŋɡlɪʃˌspiːkɪŋ
freaking
ˈfriːkɪŋ
French-speaking
ˈfrɛntʃˌspiːkɪŋ
German-speaking
ˈdʒɜːmənˌspiːkɪŋ
networking
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkɪŋ
nonspeaking
nɒnˈspiːkɪŋ
parking
ˈpɑːkɪŋ
phreaking
ˈfriːkɪŋ
piquing
ˈpiːkɪŋ
pleasure-seeking
ˈpleʒəˌsiːkɪŋ
profit-seeking
ˈprɒfɪtˌsiːkɪŋ
publicity-seeking
pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ ˈsiːkɪŋ
screaking
ˈskriːkɪŋ
slow-speaking
ˌsləʊˈspiːkɪŋ
sneaking
ˈsniːkɪŋ
speaking
ˈspiːkɪŋ
streaking
ˈstriːkɪŋ
talking
ˈtɔːkɪŋ
walking
ˈwɔːkɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REEKING

reef
reef knot
reef point
reefable
reefer
reefing jacket
reefy
reeject
reek
reeker
reekingly
reeky
reel
reel holder
reel man
reel of three
reel off
reel-fed
reel-to-reel
reelable

WORDS THAT END LIKE REEKING

banking
booking
breaking
clicking
cooking
drinking
foreking
fucking
heat-seeking
in the making
king
Mafeking
making
on-street parking
Peking
ranking
self-seeking
smoking
sucking
taking

Synonyms and antonyms of reeking in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REEKING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «reeking» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of reeking
effluvium · exhalation · fetor · fume · hum · malodour · mephitis · niff · odour · pong · smell · smoke · steam · stench · stink · suggest · vapour

Translation of «reeking» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REEKING

Find out the translation of reeking to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reeking from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reeking» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

满嘴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apestando
570 millions of speakers

English

reeking
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

reeking
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تفوح منه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вонючая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fedendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

reeking
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reeking
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

reeking
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

reeking
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

reeking
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reeking
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

reeking
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெடுக்கடிக்கின்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Reeking
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kokuyordu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puzzolente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cuchnący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смердюча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mirosind
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

reeking
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reeking
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rykande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reeking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reeking

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REEKING»

The term «reeking» is normally little used and occupies the 114.751 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REEKING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reeking» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reeking» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reeking

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QUOTES WITH «REEKING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word reeking.
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Rachael Ray
I had the lunchbox that cleared the cafeteria. I was very unpopular in the early grades. Because I hung out with my grandfather, I started to bring my lunchbox with sardine sandwiches and calamari that I would eat off my fingers like rings. I was also always reeking of garlic.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REEKING»

Discover the use of reeking in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reeking and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reeking Havoc: The Unauthorized Story of Giorgio
A rags-to-riches saga ; the story of the Haymans rise to success--and the brainchild they loved and lost--Giorgio perfume.
Steve Ginsberg, 1989
2
Reeking Royals
From fragrant pharaohs to the revolting Richards and smelly Stuarts, kings and queens around the world and down the ages have never been so exposed.
Mary Dobson, 1999
3
Surface Syntax of English: A Formal Model Within the ...
The garbage, messy beyond belief, was reeking awfully [the italicized phrase is a descriptive modifier]. b. -The garbage was reeking awfully, messy beyond belief./ •Messy beyond belief, the garbage was reeking awfully. [A descriptive modifier ...
Igor? Aleksandrovi? Mel??uk, Nikolaj Valerievi? Pertsov, Nikola? Viktorovich Pert?s?ov, 1987
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The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist ...
Young's first editorial, 'On Reeking of the Soil', argued that 'THE TExAs REVIEw comes into the world with no mission, nothing so flamboyant or remonstrant or overt. It has in mind the law of thought and life and letters only.' Echoing the 'little  ...
Peter Brooker, Andrew Thacker, 2012
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An index to the remarkable passages and words made use of by ...
... o' the rotten fens Coriolanus. 3 -- The violence of action hath made you reek as a sacrifice Cymbeline. I Reeking. And draw their honours reeking up to heaven - Henry v. 4 -— VI' here he did run reeking o'er the lives of men - Coriohuma.
Samuel Ayscough, William Shakespeare, 1827
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Victorian Women Poets: An Annotated Anthology
I have slept in the darkness – But the seventh angel woke me, and giving me a sword of flame, points to the blood-ribbed cloud, that lifts his reeking head above the mountain. Thus am I the prophet. I see the dawn that heralds to my waiting ...
Associate Professor of English Virginia Blain, Virginia Blain, 2014
7
Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes
Reeking. And draw their honours reeking up to heaven - Henry v. •— Where he did run reeking o'er the lives of men - Corioianus. • — villainy . - - « 1'tmon of Athens. — Came there a reeking post, stewed in his haste - Lear. Reeky neck .
William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough, 1790
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The Tragedie of Coriolanus
When by and by the dinne of Warre gan pierce 127 His readie fence : then ftraight his doubled fpirit Requickned what in flefh was fatigate, And to the Battaile came he, where he did 130 Runne reeking o're the Hues of men, as if'twere A ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
9
An Index to the Remarkable Passages and Words Made Use of by ...
And draw their honours reeking up to heaven - Henry v. — Where he did run reeking o'er the lives of men - Coriolanui — villainy - - Timon of Aliens — Came there a reeking post, stewed in his haste - Lear Reehy neck - - Coriolanus — With  ...
Samuel Ayscough, 1791
10
Jerusalem Delivered: An Heroic Poem
Then fly not hence; but let thy reeking blade ; Glut with his streaming blood my mournsul shade : Lo ! I will present rife your force to arm, To string each nerve, and ev'ry bosom warm. The vifion said ; with hellish rage inspir'd, His surious breast ...
Torquato Tasso, John Hoole, Samuel Johnson, 1764

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REEKING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reeking is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rick Noland commentary: Speaking, tweaking and reeking
I don't always succeed, but I try my best to live under a “to each his/her own” philosophy without judging, especially when it comes to things I don't fully ... «Medina County Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Neighbourhood is reeking? Here's why
The stink is back and a Man dur-like crisis is fast brew ing. With residents of Gund lahalli and neighbouring hamlets in Doddaballapur putting the brakes on ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
3
Darlington working to fix reeking ditch
DARLINGTON, S.C. – The city of Darlington announced Tuesday afternoon it met twice with a local company in an effort to find the source of a putrid odor ... «SCNow, Jun 15»
4
Rick Ross Arrested: Busted In His Bentley, Reeking Of Weed
Da Boss got busted! Rapper Rick Ross got arrested and sent to the slammer on June 10 when Georgia cops stopped the 'Thug Cry' singer and found both him ... «Hollywood Life, Jun 15»
5
Not just pollution: NYT journo was fleeing a reeking, stinking country
While the Prime Minister is trying to push India as a global manufacturing hub by promoting industry, the quality of air in the country has raised local and ... «Hindustan Times, Jun 15»
6
'Reeking misogynist' appeals family abuse convictions and 17 years …
A jury was left "marinating in a swill of denigration" about a man portrayed as a reeking dictator within his family, and a domestic layabout, a lawyer says. «The Dominion Post, May 15»
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Finally, Two Self-Tanners That Won't Leave You Reeking of That …
Next to baking in the Sun's harmful UV rays, the gorgeous, natural-looking glow a self-tanner imparts goes unparalleled. That dreaded post-tan smell, on the ... «InStyle, Apr 15»
8
Richard Coulter's Battle of Waterloo letter unearthed after 200 years
Corporal Richard Coulter was part of the 'glorious' charge of the Household Heavy Brigade in the famous battle which left British swords 'reeking with French ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
9
Juvenile caught after car reeking of pot is stopped in Waldorf
Charles County sheriff's officers apprehended a juvenile, 16, Monday afternoon when he jumped out of a moving vehicle that smelled of marijuana during a ... «So Md News, Mar 15»
10
Cornelius cop unlawfully seized backpack reeking of pot, Oregon …
The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned a man's drug conviction after finding that a former Cornelius police officer unlawfully seized his backpack filled with ... «OregonLive.com, Jan 15»

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