# scenting

Pronunciation: say "SENT-ing" /ˈsɛntɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of scent. — present participle and gerund of scent
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of scent. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.
   - _The hounds were scenting a deer along the dry creek bed._
   - _Investors, scenting a bargain, rushed to buy the shares before the price recovered._

## Noun

2. The act or process of giving something a particular scent.
   - Simple: Giving something a particular smell, or the steps for doing it.
   - _During scenting, the tea leaves are layered with fresh jasmine blossoms overnight._
   - _The candles go through a final scenting before they are wrapped and shipped._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/scenting (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).