reek
reek /r'iːk/ (reeks reeking reeked)
1 [VERB] V of n, V
To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it.
Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke...
The entire house reeked for a long time.
= stink
[N-SING] usu N of n
Reek is also a noun.
He smelt the reek of whisky.
2 [VERB] V of n
If you say that something reeks of unpleasant ideas, feelings, or practices, you disapprove of it because it gives a strong impression that it involves those ideas, feelings, or practices.
The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.
1 [VERB] V of n, V
To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it.
Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke...
The entire house reeked for a long time.
= stink
[N-SING] usu N of n
Reek is also a noun.
He smelt the reek of whisky.
2 [VERB] V of n
If you say that something reeks of unpleasant ideas, feelings, or practices, you disapprove of it because it gives a strong impression that it involves those ideas, feelings, or practices.
The whole thing reeks of hypocrisy.