stinking /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/adjective 4noun 1forms 3 adjective4 •Having a pungent smell. •(euphemistic) An intensifier, a hypallage.We don’t need your stinking sympathy. •Very bad and undesirable.I have a stinking cold. •(slang) Very drunk. noun1 •The emission of a foul smell. formsstinkings · more stinking · most stinking