stinking up
Spreading foul odor
To stink up a place is to fill it with an unpleasant smell: Someone's fish lunch is stinking up the whole office.
The phrase extends to poor performance: He's really stinking up the court tonight.
Stinking up suggests active fouling rather than passive odor—blame attaches to whoever or whatever is doing the stinking.
- reekEmit strong odor
- fetidHaving foul odor
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
- noisomeExtremely foul-smelling
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
mephitic · skunk spray · pungent · bad breath · decay · rank · sewage · animal waste · body odor · dirty laundry · wet dog · rot · smoke · stench · foul-smelling · air freshener · garbage · social stigma
stinking upfreshening
Making more lively
deodorizing · freshening up · perfuming · sweetening · airing out
stinking upcleaning up
Removing dirt, disorder
freshening · purifying · sanitizing · improving · cleansing
stinking upelevating
Lifting to higher level
killing it · crushing it · lighting up · owning · rocking