reeking

Questions about reeking

What does reeking mean?

reeking means "wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in reeking?

reeking has 2 syllables: ree-king. The stress falls on "ree". In IPA it is /ˈɹikɪŋ/.

What is another word for reeking?

Close synonyms include watery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is reeking a common word?

reeking is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.