Reek word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "reek" word
[verb] be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
[verb] smell to heaven
[verb] have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"
[verb] give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.; "Marshes reeking in the sun"
\Reek\, n. [AS. r[emc]c; akin to OFries. r[=e]k, LG. & D. rook, G. rauch, OHG. rouh, Dan. r["o]g, Sw. r["o]k, Icel. reykr, and to AS. re['o]can to reek, smoke, Icel. rj[=u]ka, G. riechen to smell.] Vapor; steam; smoke; fume. As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln. --Shak.
\Reek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reeked} (r[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reeking}.] [As. r[=e]can. See {Reek} vapor.] To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale. Few chimneys reeking you shall espy. --Spenser. I found me laid In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed. --Milton. The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco. --Macaulay.
Synonyms for reek
fetor, foetor, fume, malodor, malodour, smack, stench, stink, stink
See also: emit | evoke | exudate | exude | give off | give out | niff | odor | odour | olfactory perception | olfactory sensation | ooze | ooze out | paint a picture | pong | smell | smell | smell up | stink out | stink up | suggest | transude |
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Let's analyse "reek" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: KEER. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
reek: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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