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Meanings of
pungent
in English
Capable of wounding.
biting
barbed
nipping
mordacious
Related terms
sarcastic
Strong and sharp.
acrid
Related terms
tasty
Synonyms
Examples for "
acrid
"
acrid
Examples for "
acrid
"
1
The only sure fire thing to stop the
acrid
condition is rain.
2
The air was heavy with the
acrid
fumes of smoke and powder.
3
Mrs. Reid was not cheerful; she was rather of an
acrid
disposition.
4
Smoke rolled down into the room, and the
acrid
fumes grew sharper.
5
When fresh the root is very
acrid
,
and will blister the skin.
Usage of
pungent
in English
1
He caught its
pungent
aroma in the damp air of the court.
2
The
pungent
reek of incense from a street-shrine was in the smells.
3
This information was repeated down the ranks, along with other
pungent
observations.
4
The
pungent
odour of ozone from the electric discharge filled the room.
5
The
pungent
odor of ozone from the electric discharge filled the room.
6
I took the paper and read, after the
pungent
headlines, the following:
7
She woke with the smell of frying bacon
pungent
in her nostrils.
8
The room smelled strong of coffee and the
pungent
odour of tobacco.
9
The second one was like the first, empty, long and obscurely
pungent
.
10
A strong,
pungent
odor that made him gag yet piqued his curiosity.
11
Admixture with vinegar checks the development of the
pungent
principles of Mustard.
12
On the wind there came to them the
pungent
odor of smoke.
13
The dread of having offended you gives me the most
pungent
distress.
14
The result is kimchi, a
pungent
accompaniment to noodles or chicken broth.
15
I tasted the nut, and found it
pungent
and astringent, not tempting.
16
It produces momentary insensibility, and is followed by the most
pungent
pain.
Other examples for "pungent"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
pungent
Adjective
Frequent collocations
pungent odor
pungent smell
pungent smoke
pungent scent
pungent aroma
More collocations
Pungent
through the time
Pungent
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common