stank (third-person singular simple present stanks, present participle stanking, simple past and past participle stanked) To dam up; to block the flow of water or other liquid.
Stank refers to the past tense, for instances like “The room stank last night,” and stunk is the past participle, often used with auxiliary verbs: “The fridge has stunk since we left.” Knowing these differences helps accurately describe states and situations over time.
The past tense is stank, as in “The room stank yesterday.” The past participle is stunk, used with “have” or “had,” like “The room has stunk for days.” Once you see how these variations work, you’ll find it easier to use them correctly and avoid the confusion that often comes with irregular verbs.
The meaning of STANK is past tense of stink. How to use stank in a sentence.
Someone who watched it when it aired in 2019 may recall that it stank. If something is not actively and presently emitting an odor, figuratively or otherwise, then it stank.
Stink vs. Stank vs. Stunk: What's the Difference, and When Should I Use ...
/ stæŋk / Add to word list past simple of stink (Definition of stank from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often fol. by up): an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage. stink out, to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell.
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.