smelling

verbnouncommon in dialogue

//ˈsmɛlɪŋ//

Used in adjectival compounds.

verb

1
Used in adjectival compounds.
foul-smelling (having a foul smell)
sweet-smelling (having a sweet smell)
2
Also a form of smellpresent participle and gerund of smell

noun

1
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 […]

Forms

plural: smellings

smashing · Serving to smash (something).smear · To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is…smell · A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air…

smelling · Used in adjectival compounds.

smelly · Having a bad smell.smelt · Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in…smile · A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both…

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