- present participle of stink.
stinking
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Stafford Hopkins is good-looking, brilliant, successful and stinking rich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
To others, it put a stop to nights of stinging eyes and stinking clothes - and, most importantly, it saved lives.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
In the Clippers’ 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Intuit Dome, Harden looked nothing like the player with a reputation for stinking up arenas at this stage of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2025
He unrolled his tongue down the whole length of the pizzeria, flicking it side to side and splashing stinking saliva over the walls.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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