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SMELLING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of perceiving the odor of something
Synonyms:
smell; smelling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("smelling" is a kind of...):
perception; sensing (becoming aware of something via the senses)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "smelling"):
sniff; snuff (sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose)
Derivation:
smell (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used with 'of' or 'with') noticeably odorous
Example:
air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey
Synonyms:
redolent; smelling
Classified under:
Similar:
odorous (having odor or a characteristic odor)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb smell
Context examples:
The sight of him was like a whiff of South Down air coming into that low-roofed, oil-smelling room, and I ran forward to shake him by the hand.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient report smelling odors not smelled by others?
(NPI - Report Smelling Odors Not Smelled by Others, NCI Thesaurus)
And they smoked, incessantly smoked, using a coarse, cheap, and offensive-smelling tobacco.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
A yellow to brown colored, thick, foul smelling, very toxic oil obtained from the seeds of a tropical plant, Croton Tiglium.
(Croton Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
Whilst he was speaking, Lucy had been examining the flowers and smelling them.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
They stood side by side, watching and listening and smelling.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
A strong-smelling oil taken from the leaves is used in perfumes, incense, detergents, and hair conditioners.
(Patchouli, NCI Dictionary)
He raged through the camp, smelling and digging in every likely place, snarling so frightfully that Pike heard and shivered in his hiding-place.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
"All the Brassicas — be they Indian mustard, broccoli or Brussels sprouts — make these pungent, sulfur-smelling compounds, the glucosinolates," Jez said.
(Is a milder mustard on the way?, National Science Foundation)
The normal growth of babies can be broken down into the following areas: • Gross motor - controlling the head, sitting, crawling, maybe even starting to walk • Fine motor - holding a spoon, picking up a piece of cereal between thumb and finger • Sensory - seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling • Language - starting to make sounds, learning some words, understanding what people say • Social - the ability to play with family members and other children
(Infant and Newborn Development, NIH)
