smelling

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smelling

/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɛlɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of smell
Used in adjectival compounds. foul-smelling (having a foul smell)

noun smellings

The act by which something is smelled. To such perceivings we give names like these: seeings, hearings, smellings, chillings and burnings, pleasures and pains, desires […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: redolent, odorous, breathing, sensing, feeling, meaning, scenting, sniffing, olfaction, snuffling, whiffing, nosing, reeking, fragrant, aromatic, pungent

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@misc{smelling_2026,
  title = {smelling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smelling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}