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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