Definitions for smelling
smelling

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. smell, smelling(adj)

   the act of perceiving the odor of something

2. redolent(p), smelling(p)(adj)

   (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous

   "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Smelling

   of Smell

2. Smelling(noun)

   the act of one who smells

3. Smelling(noun)

   the sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell

How to pronounce smelling?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say smelling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smelling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smelling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of smelling in a Sentence

1. Herbert Rappaport:

   I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some.

2. Lisa Niziolek:

   Lisa Niziolek explained. In addition to ceramics, the ship was also carrying elephant tusks, possibly for use in medicine or art. Sweet-smelling resin, which could have been used for incense or for caulking ships, was also found. Previous carbon dating of the tusks and resin had dated the wreck to between 700 and 750 years ago. However, improved carbon dating techniques tell a different story. PIRATE MYSTERY : DOES THIS 300-YEAR-OLD BONE BELONG TO' BLACK SAM' BELLAMY ? When we got the results back and learned that the resin and tusk samples were older than previously thought, we were excited, we had suspected that based on inscriptions on the ceramics and conversations with colleagues in China and Japan, and it was great to have all these different types of data coming together to support it.

3. Donald Bodenner:

   We would like to know what Frankie is smelling, [but] nobody knows.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Have you ever seen a donkey smelling a beautiful rose? Donkeys aren't interested in roses, they like thorn bushes or watermelon rinds!

5. Kate Upton:

   Paul Marciano came straight up to me, forcibly grabbed my breasts and started feeling them — playing with them actually. After I pushed Paul Marciano away, Paul Marciano said, ‘ I ’m making sure they’re real. ’ Despite doing everything I could physically do to avoid Paul Marciano touch throughout the meeting, Paul Marciano continued to touch me in a very dominating and aggressive way, grabbing my thighs, my arms to pull me closer, my shoulders to pull me closer, my neck, my breasts, and smelling me. that did not stop Paul’s constant grabbing. I was extremely shaken, surprised and scared.

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