smelling

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

the act of perceiving the odor of somethingSynonyms: smell

Adjective (1)

(used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous“the hall was redolent of floor wax”“air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey”Synonyms: redolent(p)smelling(p)

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Smell \Smell\ (sm[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smelled, Smelt; p. pr. & vb. n. Smelling.] [OE. smellen, smillen, smullen; cf. LG. smellen, smelen, sm["o]len, schmelen, to smoke, to reek, D. smeulen to smolder, and E. smolder. Cf. Smell, n.]

1.To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes. [1913 Webster]

2.To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out. "I smell a device." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Can you smell him out by that?— Shak.[1913 Webster]

3.To give heed to. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

From that time forward I began to smellthe Word of God, and forsook the school doctors.— Latimer.[1913 Webster]

To smell a rat, to have a sense of something wrong, not clearly evident; to have reason for suspicion. [Colloq.]

To smell out, to find out by sagacity. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Smelling \Smell"ing\, n.

1.The act of one who smells. [1913 Webster]

2.The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia. [1913 Webster]