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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | smack, smell |
| Type of | evoke, suggest, paint a picture |
Examples of reek
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The public areas of the hotel, including the elevators, reek of cigarette smoke.
From the kentucky.com
As distasteful as corporate bailouts are, homeowner bailouts reek of unfairness.
From the washingtonpost.com
All of them instantly reek of the holocaust, of loss, of man's inhumanity to man.
From the delawareonline.com
How are the boys treated, since Wings fans reek of arrogance and blind loyalty.
From the denverpost.com
The smell of disinfectant is sharp but it cannot chase away the reek of death.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Waxman's methane emission would merely reek if it weren't so catastrophically sad.
From the denverpost.com
His non-apologies reek of guilt and shame, which in turn puts people's antenna up.
From the campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com
The Lakers reek of potential beyond the ordinary, but it still has to be delivered.
From the dailynews.com
What happened then bears the infernal reek of sulfur, brimstone and gross receipts.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Malodor: a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
- Smack: have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
- Smell badly and offensively; "The building reeks of smoke"
- Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
- Give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"
- (reeking) wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"
- (reeking) giving off a strong unpleasant smell
- An odor or odour is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds, generally at a very low concentration, that humans or other animals perceive by the sense of olfaction. Odors are also called scents, which can refer to both pleasant and unpleasant odors. ...
- This is a list of creatures in the fictional Star Wars universe. In order to be listed here, creatures must be noted in multiple canonical sources.
