smelling (root: smell)

HYPHEN

smell=ing

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun smelling has 1 sense

smelling(n = noun.act) smell - the act of perceiving the odor of something; Array

is a kind of perception, sensing

has particulars: sniff, snuff

Derived form verb smell₁

Adjective smelling has 1 sense

smelling(s = adj.all) redolent - (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey"

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CIDE DICTIONARY

smelling, n.

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

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ROGET THESAURUS

smelling

Odor

N odor, smell, odorament, scent, effluvium, emanation, exhalation, fume, essence, trail, nidor, redolence, sense of smell, scent, act of smelling, olfaction, olfactories, fragrance, odorant, bloodhound, hound, spoor, odorous, odoriferous, smelling, reeking, foul-smelling, strong- scented, redolent, graveolent, nidorous, pungent, putrid, foul, olfactory, quick-scented.

Fetor

N fetor, bad, smell, bad odor, stench, stink, foul odor, malodor, empyreuma, mustiness, rancidity, foulness, stoat, polecat, skunk, assafoetida, fungus, garlic, stinkpot, fitchet, fitchew, fourmart, peccary, acridity, fetid, strong-smelling, high, bad, strong, fulsome, offensive, noisome, rank, rancid, reasty, tainted, musty, fusty, frouzy, olid, olidous, nidorous, smelling, stinking, putrid, suffocating, mephitic, empyreumatic.

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