1. (used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous
   "the hall was smelling of floor wax";
   - redolent

1. The act of perceiving the odour of something
   "Her smelling of the perfume samples lasted all afternoon";
   - smell

1. Perceive odours through the nose
   "She smelled the roses"; "He smelled something burning in the kitchen"
    
2. Emit an odour
   "The soup smells good"
    
3. Have a bad odour
   "He rarely washes, and he smells"
    
4. Have an element suggestive (of something)
   "this passage smells of plagiarism";
   - smack, reek
    
5. Become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
   "I smell trouble"; "smell out corruption";
   - smell out, sense

Derived forms: smellings

See also: odorous, stink up

Type of: cause to be perceived, comprehend, conjure, conjure up, evoke, perceive, perception, sensing, suggest

Encyclopedia: Smelling