- 1[intransitive] reek (of something) to smell very strongly of something unpleasant His breath reeked of tobacco.
- 2[intransitive] reek (of something) (disapproving) to suggest very strongly that something unpleasant or suspicious is involved in a situation Her denials reeked of hypocrisy.
reek
verbNAmE//rik//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they reek he / she / it reeks
past simple reeked
-ing form reeking
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