STANKING

Verb

stanking

present participle of stank

Anagrams

• tankings

Source: Wiktionary

---

STANK

Stank, a. Etym: [OF. estanc, or It. stanco. See Stanch, a.]

Definition: Weak; worn out. [Obs.] Spenser.

Stank, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Sw. stånka to pant. *165.]

Definition: To sigh. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Stank, imp. of Stink.

Definition: Stunk.

Stank, n. Etym: [OF. estang, F. étang, from L. stagnum a pool. Cf. Stagnate, Tank a cistern.]

1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool water. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Robert of Brunne.

2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.] Stank hen (Zoöl.), the moor hen; -- called also stankie. [Prov. Eng.]

STINK

Stink, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stunk, Stank (, p. pr. & vb. n. Stinking.] Etym: [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. stökkva to leap, to spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. Stench.]

Definition: To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting odor.

Stink, v. t.

Definition: To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.

Stink, n. Etym: [AS. stinc.]

Definition: A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench. Fire stink. See under Fire.

– Stink-fire lance. See under Lance.

– Stink rat (Zoöl.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.] -- Stink shad (Zoöl.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.] Stink trap, a stench trap. See under Stench.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins