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/riːk/verb

उच्चारण रीक

बदबू मारना, तेज़ दुर्गंध आना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (of sth)

    to smell very strongly of something unpleasant

    बदबू मारना, तेज़ दुर्गंध आना

    • His clothes reeked of smoke.
    • The room reeked of rotten fish.

    Synonyms stink smell pong

  2. 2

    [I] ~ of sth disapproving

    to suggest very strongly that something unpleasant or suspicious is involved

    (किसी बुरी बात की) बू आना, साफ़ झलकना

    • The whole deal reeks of corruption.
    • His apology reeked of insincerity.

    Synonyms smack of suggest hint at

noun
  1. 1

    [sing.]

    a strong unpleasant smell

    तेज़ बदबू, दुर्गंध

    • the reek of stale tobacco

    Synonyms stink stench odour smell

    Opposite fragrance perfume

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

stink smell pong smack of suggest hint at stench odour

Antonyms

fragrance perfume

?Which word?

Do not confuse reek (to smell very bad) and wreak (to cause damage, as in wreak havoc).

Reek (बहुत बदबू आना) और wreak (नुकसान पहुँचाना, जैसे wreak havoc) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Reek of something (not 'reek with').

Reek of something सही है ('reek with' नहीं)।