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melling, smeelling, smeling, smelliing, smellimg, smellin, smellingg, smellinng, smelllling, smellnig, smmelling, snelling, ssmelling, zmelling
Smelling — synonyms, definition
1. smelling (a)
4 synonyms
alive breathing panting sensitive
2. smelling (Noun)
2 synonyms
olfactory sense smell
1 definition
smelling (Noun) — The act of perceiving the odour of something.
2 types of
perception sensing
2 types
sniff snuff
3. smelling (Adjective)
1 synonym
redolent
1 definition
smelling (Adjective) — (used with 'of' or 'with') noticeably odorous.
ex. "the hall was smelling of floor wax"
4. smelling (Verb)
4 synonyms
reeking sensing smacking smelling out
5 definitions
smelling (Verb) — Inhale the odour of; perceive by the olfactory sense.
smelling (Verb) — Emit an odour.
ex. "The soup smells good"
smelling (Verb) — Have a bad odour.
ex. "He rarely washes, and he smells"
smelling (Verb) — Have an element suggestive (of something).
ex. "this passage smells of plagiarism"
smelling (Verb) — Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively.
ex. "i smell trouble" ex. "smell out corruption"
6 types of
causing to be perceived comprehending evoking painting a picture perceiving suggesting
13 types
getting a noseful getting a whiff humming nosing reeking saluting scenting sniffing snuffing snuffling stinking whiffing winding
1 see also
smell up