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    pungent

    US /ˈpʌndʒənt/

    ・

    UK /ˈpʌndʒənt/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveBeing very strong in smell or taste
    Vinegar has a very pungent smell

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    Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste

    16:54Improve your Vocabulary: 50 adjectives to describe what you see, hear, feel, smell, and taste
    • Okay, think sort of lemons, things like that, but even more powerful. "A pungent smell".

      Okay, think sort of lemons, things like that, but even more powerful. "A pungent smell".

    • "Pungent", probably not going to be used in a good way. A pungent smell is one that sort

      "Pungent", probably not going to be used in a good way. A pungent smell is one that sort

    B1

    Who Had The Worst Day? | Gumball | Cartoon Network

    05:21Who Had The Worst Day? | Gumball | Cartoon Network
    • I meant...You pungent, potpourri punks!

      I meant...You pungent, potpourri punks!

    • but stop stealing mine!" I meant— You pungent potpourri punks!

      but stop stealing mine!" I meant— You pungent potpourri punks!

    B1

    How the World’s Stinkiest Fish Really Tastes

    08:01How the World’s Stinkiest Fish Really Tastes
    • We're on a mission to debunk the haters and learn how to enjoy the world's most pungent food.

      We're on a mission to debunk the haters and learn how to enjoy the world's most pungent food.

    • We're on a mission to debunk the haters and learn how to enjoy the world's most pungent food.

      We're on a mission to debunk the haters and learn how to enjoy the world's most pungent food.

    B1

    Candy From Around The World | Around The World

    06:07Candy From Around The World | Around The World
    • These banana-shaped puffs have a pungent smell, with a spongy, foam-like filling and a rich chocolate shell.

      These banana-shaped puffs have a pungent smell, with a spongy, foam-like filling and a rich chocolate shell.

    • These banana-shaped puffs have a pungent smell with a spongy, foam-like filling and a rich chocolate shell.

      These banana-shaped puffs have a pungent smell with a spongy, foam-like filling and a rich chocolate shell.

    B2

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • about half full of a blood-red liquor, which was  highly pungent to the sense of smell and seemed to  

      about half full of a blood-red liquor, which was  highly pungent to the sense of smell and seemed to  

    • The file, to which I next turned my attention, might have been about half full of a blood-red liquor, which was highly pungent to the sense of smell,

      The file, to which I next turned my attention, might have been about half full of a blood-red liquor, which was highly pungent to the sense of smell,

    B1

    THREE Mashed Potatoes Recipes! Hilah Cooking

    08:39THREE Mashed Potatoes Recipes! Hilah Cooking
    • If you're not familiar with horseradish, it's kind of similar to like wasabi or something like that, and it's like, it's very pungent and sort of mustardy and it's got a nice bite to it.

      If you're not familiar with horseradish, it's kind of similar to like wasabi or something like that, and it's like, it's very pungent and sort of mustardy and it's got a nice bite to it.

    • and it's like it's very pungent and sort of mustardy, and it's got a nice bite to it.

      and it's like it's very pungent and sort of mustardy, and it's got a nice bite to it.

    B2

    Malaysian Street Food Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Jalan Alor Street Night Market

    19:39Malaysian Street Food Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at Jalan Alor Street Night Market
    • So it is really, really pungent.

      So it is really, really pungent.

    • So it is really really pungent.

      So it is really really pungent.

    B1

    Malaysian Street Food Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | HUGE Chinese, Indian and Malay Food JOURNEY!

    21:52Malaysian Street Food Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | HUGE  Chinese, Indian and Malay Food JOURNEY!
    • It's like dipping a sweet, crispy banana roti bread into a really nice and spicy, pungent curry.

      It's like dipping a sweet, crispy banana roti bread into a really nice and spicy, pungent curry.

    • Into a really nice and spicy pungent curry

      Into a really nice and spicy pungent curry

    B2

    Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?

    03:11Where Does the Smell of Rain Come From?
    • As rain begins to fall, a new smell springs from the soil, that pleasantly pungent perfume we call petrichor.

      As rain begins to fall, a new smell springs from the soil, that pleasantly pungent perfume we call petrichor.

    • the pleasantly pungent perfume we call “petrichor”.

      the pleasantly pungent perfume we call “petrichor”.

    B2

    Jane Eyre – British Reading – Chapter 1 – Charlotte Bronte – British English Pronunciation

    15:48Jane Eyre – British Reading – Chapter 1 – Charlotte Bronte – British English Pronunciation
    • sensible of somewhat pungent suffering: these sensations for the time predominated over

      sensible of somewhat pungent suffering: these sensations for the time predominated over

    • and was sensible of somewhat pungent suffering; these sensations, for the time, predominated over fear.

      and was sensible of somewhat pungent suffering; these sensations, for the time, predominated over fear.

    B2