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Meanings of
reeking
in English
Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears.
dripping
watery
Related terms
wet
Reeking.
Related terms
stinky
malodorous
ill-smelling
malodourous
unpeasant-smelling
Usage of
reeking
in English
1
Then an oblong hole in the
reeking
blue clay, silence and worms.
2
He'd come in
reeking
of booze, probably still from the night before.
3
And noticed that the house was immaculate, the inside
reeking
of antiseptic.
4
The man took the
reeking
steeds to the stable, and Merwyn disappeared.
5
The straw, the universal stocking of these women-diggers, is
reeking
with dirt.
6
Finding the place in semi-obscurity, and
reeking
with gunpowder, they screamed loudly.
7
Here the robbers dismounted, and led their
reeking
horses down the descent.
8
For as yet machinery and
reeking
factories had not besmirched the country-side.
9
The air was
reeking
with a smell that I did not understand.
10
Staggering to his feet, the ape-man groped about the
reeking
,
oozy den.
11
You were simply
reeking
with conceit when I met you this morning.
12
They were
reeking
with perspiration, and their breaths came hard and wheezing.
13
The earth was
reeking
with heat, and was salt, sulphurous, and stony.
14
Look at the room, still dirty with them, still
reeking
of them.
15
His
reeking
breath was on her neck as he sought her mouth.
16
Millions of pilgrims, spreading around the world, clothes
reeking
with bad yeast.
Other examples for "reeking"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
reeking
reek
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
reek with
reek breath
reek with blood
reek with perspiration
reek atmosphere
More collocations
Reeking
through the time
Reeking
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common