Definitions
be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face
Word origin
From Middle English rek, reke (“smoke”), from Old English rēc, from Proto-West Germanic *rauki, from Proto-Germanic *raukiz, from Proto-Indo-European *rowgi-.
Used in a sentence
“Thou mightst as well say, I loue to walke by the Counter-gate, which is as hatefull to me, as the reeke of a Lime-kill.”
“The blue reeks of smoke from the cottages gave the whole widespread landscape an air of settled order and homely comfort.”
“You reek of perfume.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Smell strongly”4 letters
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