smelling

SaySMEL-ing/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/

Noun pluralsmellings

3 meanings of smelling

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of smell. Use this form for action happening now or as a naming word.
The dog is smelling the flowers by the gate.
Smelling the fresh bread made everyone hungry.
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2
nouncountable
The act of using your nose to notice a scent.
Like the quick sniff you take to check if food has gone bad.
One quick smelling of the carton confirmed the milk was sour.
Her smelling of the wildflowers brought back childhood memories.
Similarsniff, sniffing
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3
verb
Joined to a describing word to tell how something smells, like sweet-smelling flowers or bad-smelling trash.
The garden was full of sweet-smelling roses.
They dumped the foul-smelling garbage into the bin.

smell, verb: To give off a certain smell, good or bad. Full entry

Forms: smellsmells he/she/itsmelling -ing formsmelled past tense, past participle
Spelling: smell → smelling: add -ing

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