reek
verb
[ riːk ]
• smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
• "the yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure"
Similar:
stink,
smell,
smell bad/disgusting,
give off a bad smell,
stink/smell to high heaven,
reek
noun
• a foul smell.
• "the reek of cattle dung"
Similar:
stink,
bad smell,
foul smell,
stench,
taint,
effluvium,
niff,
pong,
whiff,
hum,
guff,
funk,
miasma,
mephitis,
malodour,
fetor,
• smoke.
• "he recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek"
Origin:
Old English rēocan ‘give out smoke or vapour’, rēc (noun) ‘smoke’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken ‘to smell’, rook ‘smoke’, German riechen ‘to smell’, Rauch ‘smoke’.
