To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant. Get away from me -- your breath stinks The place stinks of fried onions The pond stank like a sewer. Stink is also a noun. He was aware of the stink of stale beer on his breath + stinking stink·ing They were locked up in a stinking cell
If someone makes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice. The tabloid press kicked up a stink about his seven-day visit. = fuss