Thesaurus: smelling

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Smell
2. n. The act of one who smells.
3. n. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell.
4. adj. (used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous
5. n. the act of perceiving the odor of something
6. 1. The act of one who smells. 2. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell. Locke. Smelling bottle, a small bottle filled with something suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove faintness, as spirits of ammonia.
7. n:100 n the act of perceiving the odor of something v inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense v emit an odor v smell bad v have an element suggestive (of something) v become aware of not through the senses but instinctively s (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous