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Uncommonsmelling
The correct spelling is smelling.
How to pronounce smelling
verb
IPA: /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/
Say it like: Sme-lli-ng
The correct spelling is smelling. To sense a smell or smells. For example: "I can smell fresh bread."
Usage Examples
“I can smell fresh bread.”
“Her feet smell of cheese.”
“Ew, this stuff smells.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To sense a smell or smells.
- 2.Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
- 3.(without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.
- 4.To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.
- 5.To exercise sagacity.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is smelled.
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