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Definition of stench in English: stenchnoun stɛn(t)ʃstɛn(t)ʃ A strong and very unpleasant smell. 恶臭 the stench of rotting fish 烂鱼的恶臭。 Example sentencesExamples - She could smell the awful stench of alcohol coming from his mouth and closed her eyes in disgust.
- The stench from the river is so overpowering that even those desperate for water would shun it.
- There were also good words for the breeze that has come to replace the stench.
- We had been forced to smile stiffly at the camera despite the nauseating stench of drying fish.
- They are grappling with the awful stench emanating from the filth the water has left behind.
- In the children's ward, the stench of dried sweat and raw waste is almost unbearable.
- As he leapt to a tall tree that had been burnt on one side, he could smell a terrible stench.
- I lifted my jacket to my nose for a sniff - I could still smell the acrid stench of the gas.
- Since then houses in the area have been visited by a stench resembling rotting carcasses.
- Investigations led them to a cupboard where the stench seemed to be the strongest.
- An awful stench filled the stuffy air of the wet alleyway, which permeated my nostrils.
- As unpleasant as it may seem, the dwellers had become accustomed to their surroundings and the unpleasant odor and stenches of the dirt, grim, mud, and rat droppings.
- At one time she had to endure the stench of mounting garbage as it wasn't collected for over two weeks.
- The stench appeared the instant they walked in through the door and lingered for a good while after they had departed.
- The disgusting smell of the medicine was drowned out by the stench of the cell, being as unhygienic as it was.
- It's not that I have anything against smokers, just the stench that they inflict on us.
- You could hear the moans and cries and smell the stench from well outside the tents.
- The breeding of mosquitoes, houseflies and other insects create a stench in the area.
- The stench currently assailing your nostrils is a fish rotting from the head down.
- For the rest of the day the stench pervaded the village centre, causing several people to be physically sick.
Synonyms stink, bad smell, foul smell, reek, miasma, effluvium British informal niff, pong, whiff, hum Scottish informal guff North American informal funk rare mephitis, malodour, fetor, noisomeness
OriginOld English stenc 'smell', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stank, German Gestank, also to the verb stink. Rhymesbackbench, bench, blench, clench, Dench, drench, entrench, French, frontbench, quench, tench, trench, wench, wrench Definition of stench in US English: stenchnounstɛn(t)ʃsten(t)SH A strong and very unpleasant smell. 恶臭 the stench of rotting fish 烂鱼的恶臭。 Example sentencesExamples - The stench appeared the instant they walked in through the door and lingered for a good while after they had departed.
- An awful stench filled the stuffy air of the wet alleyway, which permeated my nostrils.
- It's not that I have anything against smokers, just the stench that they inflict on us.
- You could hear the moans and cries and smell the stench from well outside the tents.
- The stench currently assailing your nostrils is a fish rotting from the head down.
- At one time she had to endure the stench of mounting garbage as it wasn't collected for over two weeks.
- She could smell the awful stench of alcohol coming from his mouth and closed her eyes in disgust.
- There were also good words for the breeze that has come to replace the stench.
- Since then houses in the area have been visited by a stench resembling rotting carcasses.
- They are grappling with the awful stench emanating from the filth the water has left behind.
- Investigations led them to a cupboard where the stench seemed to be the strongest.
- I lifted my jacket to my nose for a sniff - I could still smell the acrid stench of the gas.
- As he leapt to a tall tree that had been burnt on one side, he could smell a terrible stench.
- The disgusting smell of the medicine was drowned out by the stench of the cell, being as unhygienic as it was.
- For the rest of the day the stench pervaded the village centre, causing several people to be physically sick.
- In the children's ward, the stench of dried sweat and raw waste is almost unbearable.
- As unpleasant as it may seem, the dwellers had become accustomed to their surroundings and the unpleasant odor and stenches of the dirt, grim, mud, and rat droppings.
- The breeding of mosquitoes, houseflies and other insects create a stench in the area.
- We had been forced to smile stiffly at the camera despite the nauseating stench of drying fish.
- The stench from the river is so overpowering that even those desperate for water would shun it.
Synonyms stink, bad smell, foul smell, reek, miasma, effluvium
OriginOld English stenc ‘smell’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stank, German Gestank, also to the verb stink. |