stench /stɛnt͡ʃ/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •a strong foul smell; a stink. •(figurative) A foul quality. •(no longer used) A smell or odour, not necessarily bad.Black bulls, and bearded goats on altars lie; / And clouds of sav'ry stench involve the sky. — 1701 verb2 •To stanch. •(no longer used) To cause to emit a disagreeable odour; to cause to stink.Dead bards stench every coast — 1729 formsstenched · stenching · stenches
