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Reeking is an English word with synonyms like dripping or watery. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Reeking in a sentence

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Reeking | Reeks | Reek | Reeked | Reeker

Reeking meaning

present participle and gerund of reek

Synonyms of Reeking

dripping watery wet malodorous malodourous unpeasant-smelling ill-smelling stinky

Related words

Other words often associated with Reeking or its synonyms:

smelly fetid noisome foul stinking funky foetid fusty flowing weak sticky soaked

Using Reeking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of reek
  • Useful related words include: dripping, watery, wet, malodorous.
  • In the example corpus, reeking often appears in combinations such as: reeking of.

Context around Reeking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

air 1× newspaper 1× butter 1×

Often after:

wooden 1× dunghill 1×

Sentence patterns with Reeking

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

green butter reeking of garlic 1× of this reeking dunghill an 1× shared a reeking wooden barrel 1× shredded newspaper reeking of fireproof 1× such as reeking of alcohol 1× the air reeking of death 1× weepy and reeking of whiskey 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

imagine the sounds 1× in the wee 1× they arrive bubbling 1× they shared a 1×

Common sentence endings:

feud to twitter 1× having slowed speech 1× leaped across stage 1× nightsoil for fertilizer 1× reeking of death 1× reeking of garlic 1×

Words around Reeking

Just before it in the word index:

reekie 12 reeker 6 reeked 13 reekado 8 reek 16 reehil 2

Just after it in the word index:

reeks 40 reel 507 reelblend 3 reelect 11 reelected 177 reelecting 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Reeking

  • In this selection, "reeking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, air, newspaper, butter, wooden and dunghill stand out and add context to how "reeking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include green butter reeking of garlic and of this reeking dunghill an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "reeking" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with reeking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

They arrive bubbling in herby green butter, reeking of garlic. (10 words)

They shared a reeking wooden barrel as a toilet, collecting their own 'nightsoil' for fertilizer. (15 words)

In the wee hours on Friday, presumably weepy and reeking of whiskey, Hannity moved the feud to Twitter. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

And that’s not to mention the complaint noted he showed all the tell-tale signs of intoxication, such as reeking of alcohol, having bloodshot, glassy eyes, and having slowed speech. (31 words)

And I could still taste, from memory, those dusty gray pieces of shredded newspaper, reeking of fireproof chemical treatment, and inevitably gulped into my throat as I leaped across stage. (30 words)

Imagine the sounds and odors awaiting them as they arrive at their final destination—the floor slippery with blood and feces, the air reeking of death. (26 words)

Example sentences (7)

Imagine the sounds and odors awaiting them as they arrive at their final destination—the floor slippery with blood and feces, the air reeking of death.

And that’s not to mention the complaint noted he showed all the tell-tale signs of intoxication, such as reeking of alcohol, having bloodshot, glassy eyes, and having slowed speech.

They shared a reeking wooden barrel as a toilet, collecting their own 'nightsoil' for fertilizer.

And I could still taste, from memory, those dusty gray pieces of shredded newspaper, reeking of fireproof chemical treatment, and inevitably gulped into my throat as I leaped across stage.

Out of this reeking dunghill an entire state is led to a new election less than two months after going to the polls.

In the wee hours on Friday, presumably weepy and reeking of whiskey, Hannity moved the feud to Twitter.

They arrive bubbling in herby green butter, reeking of garlic.

Common combinations with reeking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • reeking of 5×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "reeking" in a sentence?
An example: "Imagine the sounds and odors awaiting them as they arrive at their final destination—the floor slippery with blood and feces, the air reeking of death." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "reeking" from authentic English texts.
What does "reeking" mean?
Reeking means: present participle and gerund of reek
What are synonyms of "reeking"?
Common synonyms of "reeking" include: dripping, watery, wet, malodorous, malodourous, unpeasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky.
How many example sentences with "reeking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "reeking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.