noun
the act of perceiving the odor of something
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adjective
(used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous
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redolent(p)
smelling(p)
Examples
- the hall was redolent of floor wax
- air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey
verb
inhale the odor of
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- perceive by the olfactory sense
verb
emit an odor
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- The soup smells good
verb
smell bad
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- He rarely washes, and he smells
verb
have an element suggestive (of something)
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- his speeches smacked of racism
- this passage smells of plagiarism
verb
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
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- I sense his hostility
- I smell trouble
- smell out corruption