I. ˈstench noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stenc; akin to Old High German stank stench, Old English stincan to emit a smell — more at stink
1.
a. : an extremely diagreeable smell : offensive odor : stink
so many buffaloes were slaughtered … that the stench was fearful — Mari Sandoz
b. : something resembling or producing the effect of a bad smell
very idea … was stench in his nostrils — C.A.Beard
c. : a strong heady odor
sweet stench of magnolia — Newsweek
2. : something that has an offensive odor : odorant
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
intransitive verb
: stink
stenching fumes issue from … crevices and holes — Robert Gibbings
transitive verb
: to cause to stink : annoy by stench
the paint stenches the whole house