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Definitions
noun
- a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
verb
- be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
verb
- smell badly and offensively
verb
- have an element suggestive (of something)
verb
- give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
Example sentences
The building reeks of smoke
his speeches smacked of racism
this passage smells of plagiarism
Marshes reeking in the sun