Reek (verb & noun)
[reek] / rik /
Meaning: to smell strongly and unpleasantly.
If you say something reeks, you mean that something smells very strongly and badly. A good example is a used sock. When worn for an entire day, socks smell really bad. Socks Reek.
Imagine you were busy working on an important project and did not shower for a whole week. Your body naturally gives off strong and bad smell at that point, right?
Your body smells bad.
Your body reeks.
More examples using Reek:
- Your socks reek, when did you last wash them.
- John is a chain-smoker. His breath always reeked of tobacco.
- This park reeks of dog poop, let’s go somewhere else.
- If you are wondering why my hands reek of garlic, I just peeled a dozen of them.
- I like this restaurant but it has a reek of alcohol.
Other forms of Reek:
Reek (noun) – Reek is also a noun.
The bar reeked(verb) of beer. The bar was filled with reek(noun) of beer.
Reeked (verb)
Of course he reeked of fish, he is a fisherman.
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