skunk
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Synonyms for skunk
Synonyms: Noun
bastard, beast, bleeder [British], blighter [chiefly British], boor, bounder, bugger, buzzard, cad, chuff, churl, clown, creep, cretin, crud [slang], crumb [slang], cur, dirtbag [slang], dog, fink, heel, hound, jerk, joker, louse, lout, pill, rat, rat fink, reptile, rotter, schmuck [slang], scum, scumbag [slang], scuzzball [slang], sleaze, sleazebag [slang], sleazeball [slang], slime, slimeball [slang], slob, snake, so-and-so, sod [chiefly British], stinkard, stinker, swine, toad, varmint, vermin
Synonyms: Verb
annihilate, blow away, bomb, bury, clobber, cream, drub, dust, flatten, paste, rout, shellac, skin, smoke [slang], smother, snow under, thrash, trim, tromp, trounce, wallop, wax [slang], whip, whomp, whop (or whap), whup
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Examples of skunk in a Sentence
Noun
Her brother's a low-down, dirty skunk. he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunkVerb
we ended up skunking them, as our goalie was able to prevent the other team from scoring a single goal our football team consistently skunks our traditional rivals Thanksgiving after Thanksgiving
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Other new emojis include animals (a sloth, flamingo, skunk and orangutan), foods (waffle, falafel, butter and garlic) and gender-neutral characters, along with more professions and clothing types. — Amy Woodyatt, CNN, "Apple unveils disability-themed emojis in push for greater diversity," 17 July 2019 Because the cat may have spread the rabies to other animals, the department advised that people in the affected area avoid stray cats and dogs as well as wildlife such as raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats and coyotes. — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, "Rabies alert issued for Disney's Epcot Center after infected cat scratches performers," 11 July 2019 Though Edith has since died, @OfficerEdith carries on, sharing an inside view of animal control, including adoptable critters, occasional lost dog alerts and gasp-inducingly cute photos of baby skunks for more than 17,000 followers. — Sarah Feldberg, SFChronicle.com, "@OfficerEdith is the patron saint of San Francisco animals," 16 Aug. 2019 More than 200 deaths were nontarget animals, including foxes, opossums, raccoons, skunks and a bear. — Sophie Lewis, CBS News, "Trump administration reauthorizes use of "cyanide bombs" to kill wild animals," 8 Aug. 2019 And then there’s the sloth, the flamingo, the skunk, the orangutan, as well as a new yawning emoji. — Washington Post, "Modest economic expansion cited in Federal Reserve survey," 18 July 2019 Patients include native predatorial mammals like bobcats, coyotes and skunks, and native raptors including hawks and owls. — Ramona Sentinel, "Wildlife center seeing record number of patients," 18 July 2019