Meaning of "stank" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF STANK

stank  [stæŋk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANK

Stank is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stank in English.

WHAT DOES STANK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STANK

PRESENT

Present

I stink

you stink

he/she/it stinks

we stink

you stink

they stink

Present continuous

I am stinking

you are stinking

he/she/it is stinking

we are stinking

you are stinking

they are stinking

Present perfect

I have stunk

you have stunk

he/she/it has stunk

we have stunk

you have stunk

they have stunk

Present perfect continuous

I have been stinking

you have been stinking

he/she/it has been stinking

we have been stinking

you have been stinking

they have been stinking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stank

you stank

he/she/it stank

we stank

you stank

they stank

Past continuous

I was stinking

you were stinking

he/she/it was stinking

we were stinking

you were stinking

they were stinking

Past perfect

I had stunk

you had stunk

he/she/it had stunk

we had stunk

you had stunk

they had stunk

Past perfect continuous

I had been stinking

you had been stinking

he/she/it had been stinking

we had been stinking

you had been stinking

they had been stinking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will stink

you will stink

he/she/it will stink

we will stink

you will stink

they will stink

Future continuous

I will be stinking

you will be stinking

he/she/it will be stinking

we will be stinking

you will be stinking

they will be stinking

Future perfect

I will have stunk

you will have stunk

he/she/it will have stunk

we will have stunk

you will have stunk

they will have stunk

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stinking

you will have been stinking

he/she/it will have been stinking

we will have been stinking

you will have been stinking

they will have been stinking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would stank

you would stank

he/she/it would stank

we would stank

you would stank

they would stank

Conditional continuous

I would be stinking

you would be stinking

he/she/it would be stinking

we would be stinking

you would be stinking

they would be stinking

Conditional perfect

I would have stank

you would have stank

he/she/it would have stank

we would have stank

you would have stank

they would have stank

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stinking

you would have been stinking

he/she/it would have been stinking

we would have been stinking

you would have been stinking

they would have been stinking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you stink
we let´s stink
you stink

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to stink

Past participle

stunk

Present Participle

stinking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «STANK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stank» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of stank

brouhaha · commotion · disturbance · fetor · foulness · fuss · hubbub · malodour · noisomeness · pong · reek · row · rumpus · scandal · stench · stir · to-do · uproar · upset · whiff

TRANSLATION OF STANK

Find out the translation of stank to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of stank from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stank» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 发臭
• Translator English - Spanish: apestaba
• English: stank
• Translator English - Hindi: stank
• Translator English - Arabic: ستانك
• Translator English - Russian: воняло
• Translator English - Portuguese: fedia
• Translator English - Bengali: তীব্র দুর্গন্ধ
• Translator English - French: puait
• Translator English - Malay: Berbau
• Translator English - German: stank
• Translator English - Japanese: stinkの過去
• Translator English - Korean: 지독한 냄새가 났 지요
• Translator English - Javanese: Stank
• Translator English - Vietnamese: stank
• Translator English - Tamil: துர்நாற்றம்துர்நாற்றம் stank
• Translator English - Marathi: स्टँक
• Translator English - Turkish: stank
• Translator English - Italian: puzzare
• Translator English - Polish: śmierdziało
• Translator English - Ukrainian: смерділо
• Translator English - Romanian: Stank
• Translator English - Greek: βρωμούσε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gestink
• Translator English - Swedish: stank
• Translator English - Norwegian: stank

QUOTES WITH «STANK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stank.

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Linwood Barclay

When I was in my early 20s, my dream was to write mystery novels. I wanted to do what my favourite crime writer, Ross Macdonald, did - crank out a book a year. The only problem - and it was a considerable one - was that I stank.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANK»

Discover the use of stank in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stank and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The case of the prank that stank

Seventh-graders Agatha Wong and Orville Wright, who has Asperger's syndrome, try to prove that the prank they organized did not cause the fire that burned down their rival school's field house.

Laura J. Burns, Melinda Metz, 2005

Piping Potential of Unfiltered Soils in Existing Levees and Dams

The research presented here covers the topic of soil piping, a phenomena that is responsible for approximately half of all dam failures.

Kevin Stank Richards, 2008

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in Ohio Courts of ...

6 BIGAMY. 16 [Cuyahoga Common Pleas, 1883.] State of Ohio v. John Stank. 1. An indictment for bigamy need not aver that the defendant at the time of his second marriage knew his first wife was alive, or that he knew she was not divorced. 2.

Robert D. Handy, William Disney, 1899

Handbook of Global Supply Chain Management

Includes methods and perspectives on global logistics and supply chain management that have emerged from logistics, marketing, management, economics, sociology, personnel, information systems, and international relation.

John T. Mentzer, Matthew B. Myers, Theodore P. Stank, 2006

The Company of Strangers: A Natural History of Economic Life

People stank of sweat and unwashed clothes; from their mouths came the stench of rotting teeth, from their bellies that of onions, and from their bodies, if they were no longer very young, came the stench of rancid cheese and sour milk and ...

Paul Seabright, 2010

Sock

Back when Mom and Dad had been alive, the Little Fool had been talking to an old carny friend, Stank. Stank had been a real fuckling — he was born and raised in the carny. Had never gone to school. He was illiterate. He kept it pretty quiet.

Penn Jillette, 2004

Intrepedda Series: Kumlani

Stank heard it too as he spun around and paused. They both just stood there silent, listening; neither of them dared to breathe. A few moments passed, but just when they were about to resume walking, a purple bird with a broken wing hopped ...

Autumn, 2010

Equal Chances

Stank Tough, when someone pulls a gun on somebody, fear has approaches, It comes from the victim or the one with the gun. If the victim shows no sign of being afraid, The fear goes back to the person with the gun. That's why it is said, ...

Is Said, 2012

Of Minds and Molecules : New Philosophical Perspectives on ...

The streets stank of manure, the courtyards of urine, the stairwells stank of mouldering wood and rat droppings, the kitchens of spoiled cabbage and mutton fat; the unaired parlours stank of stale dust, the bedrooms of greasy sheets, damp  ...

Nalini Bhushan Associate Professor of Philosophy Smith College, Stuart Rosenfeld Professor of Chemistry Smith College (deceased), 2000

NATO and the Czech and Slovak Republics: A Comparative Study ...

Jozef Stank assumed command of the defense ministry on 2 January 2001 . 1n one of his first interviews (on 4 January 200 1 ) Stank noted that as Slovak ambassador in Prague he had become a close friend of Czech First Deputy Defense ...

Jeffrey Simon, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stank is used in the context of the following news items.

Here's the poop on that Palafox stank

No, that cut-out cow hanging over the sidewalk outside The Tin Cow burger joint isn't dropping "droppings." No, the Seville Quarter Running of the Bulls didn't ... «Pensacola News Journal, Jun 15»

Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry's 'stank face' a big hit

... Curry came to play, and he indeed had a monster game with 37 points, four assists, and seven rebounds. No doubt fans will be calling for more "stank face!" ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jun 15»

Gary Lineker reveals World Cup vote in 2010 stank so much he felt …

MATCH of the Day host helped lead England's bid to host 2018 tournament but was repulsed by deceit and duplicity of FIFA delegates who lied about their ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»

Stink, stank, stunk – A remedy when a dog is skunked

In 1993, chemist Paul Krebaum was working for Molex, a manufacturer headquartered in Illinois, when he developed a substance with odors that were "not ... «Monroe News Star, Jun 15»

Bedford hires Stank as new football coach

Derek Stank, a wellness teacher at Bedford High School, has been hired to replace Kurt Hines, who resigned as the school's football coach earlier this month. «The Union Leader, May 15»

Claudia Jordan Calls Out Porsha Williams' “Stank” Attitude

“She's been quite stank all season,” says Claudia. “The last time I was surprised at her actions was when we met for lunch way back in the very beginning of the ... «Wetpaint, May 15»

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NeNe was trying to save face and gain sympathy at the reunion bc her rep went downhill this season with her superior stank attitude. Porsha's makeup was ... «Madame Noire, Apr 15»

The Best Stank Faces and Mean Mugs in Sports

... Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder? Here are 12 types of mean mugs and stank faces in sports—and here's hoping you never find yourself on the end of one. «Bleacher Report, Apr 15»

Colorado State Fan Justin Stank, “Ram Boy,” Wants to Play Rams …

You met Colorado State super fan Justin Stank during the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Now “Ram Boy” has designs on playing Division I football with CSU. «LostLettermen.com, Apr 15»

Stephens: Ram Boy aims to play football at Colorado State

Long before Stank's 15 minutes of fame had the country identifying him, quite literally, as a Ram, he was shaking hands on the sideline with star athletes and ... «The Coloradoan, Apr 15»