smell, scent, odor, aroma mean the quality that makes a thing perceptible to the olfactory sense. smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. scent applies to the …

To sense an opportunity for advantage at someone else's expense.

to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of. I smell something burning. to test by the sense of smell. She smelled the meat to see if it was fresh. to …

As nouns the difference between smell and smelling is that smell is a sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules …

Smell is one of the five senses. Dogs have a very good sense of smell. I woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs.

smelling Other forms: smellings Definitions of smelling noun the act of perceiving the odor of something synonyms: smell

What is your favourite smell? Your sense of smell is the ability that your nose has to detect things. ...people who lose their sense of smell. If something smells in a particular way, it has a quality which …

Oct 5, 2024 · Noun [edit] smelling (plural smellings) The act by which something is smelled. quotations

Smelling is the process by which an organism detects and perceives odors or scents through the olfactory system. It involves the inhaling of air or molecules carrying aromatic particles, which are …

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