- present participle of stink.
stinking
Example Sentences
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“These are all the struggles I think about every stinking day,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Just last month a massive stinking lump of wet wipes, fat and oil was removed from a west London sewer.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
The first obstacle was that I didn't know she would be so stinking cute, with a perfect little smile that made me want to spoil her rotten.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2024
When they reached the bottom, they found themselves in a low stone room with a loud, stinking crowd of people clustered in the center.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
