Irregular verb
stink
/stɪŋk/
- Base
- stink
- Past simple
- stank / stunk
- Past participle
- stunk
Usage
stank is the traditional simple past; stunk is now also common there, but it's the only accepted form of the participle.
Meaning
- to have a very unpleasant smell
Example
The rubbish bin stank in the heat.
His trainers stank after the match.
The whole plan has stunk from the start.