Is stank proper English?
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Is stank proper English?
Stink is an irregular verb—many writers aren’t sure whether stank or stunk is the right word to use. The truth is that they are both correct, but they are different past tense conjugations, and they belong in different contexts.
What is the past of stink?
stunk
a simple past tense and past participle of stink.
What is the past perfect tense of stink?
Perfect tenses
| past perfectⓘ pluperfect | |
|---|---|
| you | had stunk |
| he, she, it | had stunk |
| we | had stunk |
| you | had stunk |
What are the three forms of stink?
Conjugation of the verb stink:
- Base Form/Infinitive without ‘to’: stink.
- Past Simple: stank.
- Past Partciple: stunk.
- Present Partciple: stinking.
- Third Person Singular: stinks.
Which is correct stunk or stank?
The verb stink is traditionally inflected stank in the past tense and stunk as a past participle. For example, one might write, I don’t stink today, but I stank yesterday and have stunk for many years.
How do you use the word stank in a sentence?
Stank sentence example
- The ceiling was still peeling, the walls were still greasy and it still stank of urine.
- The man in the executioner uniform dumped her onto a familiar surgical table in a room that stank of blood.
How do you use stink?
Examples of stink in a Sentence Verb The food is good at that restaurant, but the service stinks. Having a root canal stinks. Noun People raised a stink about the new law. He kicked up a stink about the way he’d been treated.
How do you use stunk in a sentence?
stunk is the participle form (okay, never mind that word), but it means you use it with have, has, or had. These sentences are correct: She sure stank up the kitchen last night with that burned milk! I’m sorry, but the baby’s diaper really stank on the way home yesterday!
Is stank an adjective?
Old French estanc, or Italian stanco. See stanch (adjective).
Is stunk a Scrabble word?
STUNK is a valid scrabble word.
How can I use stink in a sentence?
smell badly and offensively.
- Fish begins to stink at the head.
- Fish always stink from the head down.
- The fox smells his own stink first.
- Stink the rats out by burning sulphur.
- The whole stadium stink of the hamburger.
- There’s a stink of cats in here.
- I think their methods stink.
Is stink an adverb?
stink (noun) stinking (adjective) stinking (adverb) stink bomb (noun)
Is stank a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, stank is a valid Scrabble word.
Is Stinky an adjective or adverb?
Definition of stinky adjective, stink·i·er, stink·i·est.
Can Stink be a noun?
Noun People raised a stink about the new law. He kicked up a stink about the way he’d been treated.
Is stunk a valid Scrabble word?
What is Stinky grammar?
adjective -ier or -iest. having a foul smell.
Is stink an adjective or a verb?
verb. \ ˈstiŋk \ stank\ ˈstaŋk \ or stunk\ ˈstəŋk \; stunk; stinking.
