reek

Definition von reek im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Vapor; steam; smoke; fume; To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell
Your fridge reeks of egg.; To be evidently associated with something unpleasant
The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.; To be emitted or exhaled, emanate, as of vapour or perfume; A strong unpleasant smell; {n} smoke, steam, a rick; to smoke; have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant; {f} emit a strong offensive odor; emit smoke or fumes; be wet with blood or sweat; process something with smoke; create a powerful impression; give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc ; "Marshes reeking in the sun"; smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"; To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it. Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke The entire house reeked for a long time. = stink Reek is also a noun. He smelt the reek of whisky; be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke" give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc; be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"; disapproval If you say that something reeks of unpleasant ideas, feelings, or practices, you disapprove of it because it gives a strong impression that it involves those ideas, feelings, or practices. The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy. to have a strong bad smell = stink; {i} vapor, mist, steam; smoke, fume; strong offensive odor, unpleasant smell; give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc; "Marshes reeking in the sun; be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face; A rick; To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale
reeking: Totally stinking
reeked: past of reek
reeking: present participle of reek
reeking: giving off a strong unpleasant smell wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck
reeking: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"
reeking: giving off a strong unpleasant smell
reeks: third-person singular of reek

reek

Türkische aussprache

rik

Synonyme

effluvium, fetor, mephitis, smell, stench, stink, be permeated by, be redolent of, emit, fume, give off odor, have an odor, smoke, steam

Aussprache

/ˈrēk/ /ˈriːk/

Etymologie

[ 'rEk ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English rēc, probably from Old Norse reykr“” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001. Cognates include Danish røg and German Rauch