stench

[US]/stentʃ/
[UK]/stentʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. foul smell; bad odor
vt. to cause to emit a foul smell
vi. to emit a foul smell

Phrases & Collocations

putrid stench

Example Sentences

There was a strong stench of dead bodies.

a sickening stench of blood.

the stench of rotting fish.

the sickly stench made him want to vomit.

the stench of burning rubber;

I gagged on the charnel stench of the place.

he was revolted by the stench that greeted him.

The stench of cordite and clouds of smoke hung over the hollow.

a stench that disgusted us;

I gagged on the stench of stale urine.

The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation.

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