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English Dictionary: reeking by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
reeking
adj
  1. wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears; "wiped his reeking neck"
    Synonym(s): reeking, watery
  2. giving off a strong unpleasant smell
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Reek \Reek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reeked} (r[emac]kt); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Reeking}.] [As. r[emac]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.
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