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Which is the correct past tense of stink. . . stunk, or stank?

2006-11-19 09:30:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

8 answers

Stank.

I stink, I stank, I have stunk is correct. Some deodorant would no doubt make a big difference!

2006-11-19 09:34:18 · answer #1 · answered by downinthevalley45 2 · 1 0

Stank. Although stunk is ok too. The dictionary says "stank".

Stunk- A past tense and the past participle of stink.
Both are ok. Read on
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The news on sunk and stunk is not as definitive. Although the usual past tense of sink is sank, and that of stink is stank, sunk and stunk are neither rare nor dialectal. Stank stands alone in one regard: when that verb is followed by of, the past tense almost always takes the form stank. Stunk, meanwhile, serves as the past participle of stink, and sunk, when it is found, usually serves as a past participle.

Need a reminder of just what a past participle is? A participle has the characteristics of both verb and adjective; a past participle typically expresses completed action, as when a ship has sunk.

2006-11-19 09:38:50 · answer #2 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0 0

The correct word is stank,stunk isn't even in the dictionary.

2006-11-19 09:36:08 · answer #3 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0 0

Past:stank
Past Participle:stunk

2006-11-19 09:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

What about Stunk!

2006-11-19 09:41:35 · answer #5 · answered by Dallas Guy 3 · 0 0

stank

2006-11-19 10:16:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Why use just one word?

I prefer to say "Exceptionally passe' in the odiferous department."

2006-11-19 09:41:18 · answer #7 · answered by moebiusfox 4 · 1 0

smelled

2006-11-19 09:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by snakeman11426 6 · 0 0

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