Word Information

Smelling

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Definitions for Smelling

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
  1. the hall was redolent of floor wax
  2. air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey
verb
inhale the odor of
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Examples
  1. perceive by the olfactory sense
verb
emit an odor
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Examples
  1. The soup smells good
verb
smell bad
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Examples
  1. He rarely washes, and he smells
verb
have an element suggestive (of something)
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  1. his speeches smacked of racism
  2. this passage smells of plagiarism
verb
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Synonyms
smell smell out sense
Examples
  1. I sense his hostility
  2. I smell trouble
  3. smell out corruption

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