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REEKING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Giving off a strong unpleasant smell

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpleasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears

Example:

wiped his reeking neck

Synonyms:

reeking; watery

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

wet (covered or soaked with a liquid such as water)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb reek

Credits

 Context examples: 

“Here is one!” said the leader, springing down from his reeking horse, and seizing the white rogue by the edge of his jerkin.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)