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stinking

[sting-king] / ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ /


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Not the good, high-altitude ozone that shields us from dangerous UV light, but bad ozone, hovering right above ground level — stinking, brownish, grayish photochemical smog.

From Los Angeles Times

To others, it put a stop to nights of stinging eyes and stinking clothes - and, most importantly, it saved lives.

From BBC

To his relief, it contained no dead cub: The cub was sitting by its mother, prodding her stinking carcass with one paw.

From Literature

Miles and miles of refineries and their stinking tailings ponds, adjacent to beach resorts that run on desalination plants.

From Salon

A pot of some stinking brew was boiling over a fire.

From Literature