Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make a stink

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
make a stink
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes a stink (present, singular) making a stink (participle, present) made a stink (participle, past) made a stink (past)

Synonyms

raise hell raise a stink

Questions

What does make a stink mean?
To complain; to demand attention or remedy for a problem.

How to pronounce make a stink

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