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reeking

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Reek \Reek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reeked} (r[=e]kt); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Reeking}.] [As. r[=e]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.

Source : WordNet®

reeking
     adj 1: wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or blood
            or tears; "wiped his reeking neck" [syn: {dripping}, {watery}]
     2: giving off a strong unpleasant smell
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