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scented

SaySENT-id/ˈsɛntɪd/

4 meanings of scented

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Made to smell nice by adding perfume.

    She lit a scented candle in the bathroom.

    The hotel left little bars of scented soap by the sink.

    Similarperfumed

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Having a nice smell.

    We walked through a cool, scented pine forest.

    This rose is more scented than the red one next to it.

    Similarfragrant, perfumed, sweet-smelling, aromatic

  3. 3
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of scent. Use it for something that already happened.

    Our dog scented a cat and started barking.

    Mom scented the closet with bags of dried lavender.

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  4. 4
    adjectivein compounds
    Smelling of something, good or bad. It is used after another word, as in garlic-scented.

    The kitchen was full of garlic-scented steam.

    Grandpa's old coat had a smoke-scented collar.

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scented is a form of scent

scent, verb: To notice something by smelling it. Full entry

Forms
scentscents he/she/itscenting -ing formscented past tense, past participle
Spelling
scent → scented: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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