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Definitions for Reeking

[1] a strong, unpleasant smell.
[2] vapor or steam.
[3] to smell strongly and unpleasantly.
[4] to be strongly pervaded with something unpleasant or offensive.
[5] to give off steam, smoke, etc.
[6] to be wet with sweat, blood, etc.
[7] to give off; emit; exude.
[8] to expose to or treat with smoke.
[9] (intr) to give off or emit a strong unpleasant odour; smell or stink
[10] (intr often foll by of ) to be permeated (by); be redolent (of) the letter reeks of subservience
[11] (tr) to treat with smoke; fumigate
[12] (tr) mainly dialect to give off or emit (smoke, fumes, vapour, etc)
[13] a strong offensive smell; stink
[14] mainly dialect smoke or steam; vapour

Words related to Reeking

reekstink, fume, steam, smoke, smell, emit, stench

Words nearby Reeking

reekreef whitetip shark, reefer, reeffish, reefing, reefing jacket, reek, reel, reel man, reel of three, reel off, reel-fed

Origin of Reeking

before 900; (noun) Middle English rek(e ), Old English rēc smoke; cognate with German rauch, Dutch rook, Old Norse reykr; (v.) Middle English reken to smoke, steam, Old English rēocan

Other words from Reeking

reek·er , noun
reek·ing·ly , adverb
reek·y , adjective

Word origin for Reeking

Old English rēocan ; related to Old Frisian riāka to smoke, Old High German rouhhan , Old Norse rjūka to smoke, steam

Synonyms for Reeking

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