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Definitions for Smelling

[1] to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of: I smell something burning.
[2] to test by the sense of smell: She smelled the meat to see if it was fresh.
[3] to perceive, detect, or discover by shrewdness or sagacity: The detective smelled foul play.
[4] to perceive something by its odor or scent.
[5] to search or investigate (followed by around or about ).
[6] to give off or have an odor or scent: Do the yellow roses smell?
[7] to give out an offensive odor; stink.
[8] to have a particular odor (followed by of ): My hands smell of fish.
[9] to have a trace or suggestion (followed by of ).
[10] Informal . to be of inferior quality; stink: The play is good, but the direction smells.
[11] Informal . to have the appearance or a suggestion of guilt or corruption: They may be honest, but the whole situation smells.
[12] the sense of smell; faculty of smelling.
[13] the quality of a thing that is or may be smelled; odor; scent.
[14] a trace or suggestion.
[15] an act or instance of smelling.
[16] a pervading appearance, character, quality, or influence: the smell of money.
[17] smell out , to look for or detect as if by smelling; search out: to smell out enemy spies.
[18] smell up , to fill with an offensive odor; stink up: The garbage smelled up the yard.
[19] smell a rat . rat(def 6) .
[20] (tr) to perceive the scent or odour of (a substance) by means of the olfactory nerves
[21] (copula) to have a specified smell; appear to the sense of smell to be the beaches smell of seaweed ; some tobacco smells very sweet
[22] (intr often foll by of ) to emit an odour (of) the park smells of flowers
[23] (intr) to emit an unpleasant odour; stink
[24] (tr often foll by out ) to detect through shrewdness or instinct
[25] (intr) to have or use the sense of smell; sniff
[26] (intr foll by of ) to give indications (of) he smells of money
[27] (intr; foll by around, about, etc ) to search, investigate, or pry
[28] (copula) to be or seem to be untrustworthy or corrupt
[29] smell a rat to detect something suspicious
[30] that sense (olfaction) by which scents or odours are perceived Related adjective: olfactory
[31] anything detected by the sense of smell; odour; scent
[32] a trace or indication
[33] the act or an instance of smelling

Words related to Smelling

smellstink, trace, whiff, bouquet, aroma, flavor, perfume, scent, stench, breathe, inhale, sniff, detect, trail, savor, essence, emanation, incense, tang, fragrance

Words nearby Smelling

smellsmeddum, smedley, smeech, smegma, smegmalith, smell, smell a rat, smell fishy, smell to high heaven, smell up, smeller

Origin of Smelling

1125–75; early Middle English smell, smull (noun), smellen, smullen (v.) < ?

Other words from Smelling

smell·a·ble , adjective
smell-less , adjective
out·smell , verb (used with object), out·smelled or out·smelt, out·smel·ling.
un·smelled , adjective
un·smell·ing , adjective

Word origin for Smelling

C12: of uncertain origin; compare Middle Dutch smölen to scorch

Synonyms for Smelling

breathe, detect, inhale, sniff, discover, find, identify, nose, scent, snuff, get a whiff