STINKING


Meaning of STINKING in English

I. stink ‧ ing 1 /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . having a very strong unpleasant smell SYN smelly :

stinking garbage cans

2 . [only before noun] spoken used to emphasize what you are saying when you are angry:

I hate this stinking boring job!

3 . [only before noun] especially British English informal very unpleasant:

I’ve got a stinking cold.

4 . stinking letter British English informal an angry letter in which you complain very strongly about something

II. stinking 2 BrE AmE adverb informal

1 . stinking rich extremely rich – used especially when you think this is unfair

2 . stinking drunk extremely drunk

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.