Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stink up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: stink up
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause to stink.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To perform very badly in (a place).

Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The broccoli really stank up the refrigerator."
"He was constructing a cigarette from newspaper and string. “[…]Don’t light that thing, Dill, you’ll stink up this whole end of town.”"
"That's what the Bengals did again Sunday, when, in Wilkinson's words, they "stunk up the joint" in a 31-14 loss to the New York Jets at Cinergy Field."

Usage

Inflected Forms

stinks up (present, singular) stinking up (participle, present) stank up (past) stunk up (participle, past)

Phrases

stink out

Frequently Paired Words

stink out

Synonyms

smell up stink out

Questions

What does stink up mean?: To cause to stink.

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