smelling English

Meaning smelling meaning

What does smelling mean?

smelling

— adjective (= redolent) (used with 'of' or 'with') noticeably odorous the hall was redolent of floor wax air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey

— noun (= smell) the act of perceiving the odor of something

Synonyms smelling synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as smelling?

smelling English » English

stinking

smelly

smell

fragrant

sniffing

redolent

stinky

smell good

scent

reeking

pleasant-smelling

perfume

olfactory

olfaction

odourous

odorous

having the smell

having a smell

good-smelling

good smell

farewell present

dirty

bad-smelling

aromatic

Topics smelling topics

What do people use smelling to talk about?

Person Sense, perceive

Smell

• What words indicate that something smells like another thing or smells a particular way?
  smell like smell of smell (good/bad) have a (good/bad) smell (good/bad) smelling give off a smell
• What words describe something that smells good?
  fragrant aromatic sweet-smelling fresh perfumed delectable delicious nice scented wonderful
• What words describe something that smells bad?
  smelly stinking acrid body odor awful fetid foul foul-smelling fusty malodorous moldy musty noisome pungent putrid rancid rank reeking rotten