Definitions for smelling
smelling

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)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. James Vivenzio:

   Urine, vomit, and kind of anything they could find. Just smelling it would make you throw up. It was pretty bad.

2. Donald Bodenner:

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

3. Steven Keating:

   In 2014 I started smelling a very faint vinegar smell for 30 seconds or so, for about once a day. After the third or fourth time, I thought that was really weird.

4. Shigeyuki Asano:

   I'm most grateful to rescuers, i feel so relieved that I am now liberated from such a bad-smelling, dark place.

5. 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!

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