how to pronounce stank

/ˈstæŋk/

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stank is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of stank in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… they stank as one Soviet citizen …”

meanings of stank

verb:

Simple past tense of stink.
To sigh.

adjective:

Foul-smelling, stinking, unclean.
Weak; worn out.

noun:

Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water.
A dam or mound to stop water.

stank frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stank occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stank can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stank can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;