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Synonyms
reek (rēk)

[Middle English reken, to emit smoke, from Old English rēocan, and rēcan, to expose to smoke.]

verb: reeked, reek·ing, reeks. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To smoke, steam, or fume.
  2. To be pervaded by something unpleasant: “This document … reeks of self-pity and self-deception” (Christopher Hitchens)
  3. To give off or become permeated with a strong unpleasant odor: “Grandma, who reeks of face powder and lilac water” (Garrison Keillor)

transitive verb 

  1. To emit or exude (smoke, for example).
  2. To process or treat by exposing to the action of smoke.

noun 

  1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See synonyms at stench
  2. Vapor; steam.

derivatives

reeḱer
noun
reeḱy
adjective