Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a reeking condition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a reeking condition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective In a
reeking condition.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thomas Mugridge being duly bribed, the galley is pleasantly areek with the odour of their frying; while dolphin meat is served fore and aft on such occasions as Johnson catches the blazing beauties from the bowsprit end.
Chapter 7 2010
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"When a man leaves one's arms suddenly, lips wet with last kisses and mouth areek with last lies!"
CHAPTER 19 2010
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"The place was areek with blood," St. Vincent cried passionately, springing to his feet.
CHAPTER 27 2010
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In the morning, Thomas Mugridge being duly bribed, the galley is pleasantly areek with the odor of their frying; while dolphin meat is served fore and aft on such occasions as Johnson catches the blazing beauties from the bowsprit end.
Chapter 7 1904
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In the morning, Thomas Mugridge being duly bribed, the galley is pleasantly areek with the odour of their frying; while dolphin meat is served fore and aft on such occasions as Johnson catches the blazing beauties from the bowsprit end.
The Sea Wolf Jack London 1896
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"When a man leaves one's arms suddenly, lips wet with last kisses and mouth areek with last lies!"
A Daughter of the Snows Jack London 1896
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"The place was areek with blood," St. Vincent cried passionately, springing to his feet.
A Daughter of the Snows Jack London 1896
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