smelling - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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the act of perceiving the odor of somethingSynonyms: smellType of sensing, perceptionKinds sniff, snuff

(used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous“the hall was redolent of floor wax”“air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey”Synonyms: redolentOpposite odourlessSimilar odorous

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Smell′ing noun

1. The act of one who smells.

2. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. John Locke

Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54