smelling

(noun) the act of perceiving the odor of something. Synonyms: smell.

(verb) inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. Synonyms: smell.

(verb) emit an odor. Synonyms: smell. Example: "The soup smells good."

(verb) smell bad. Synonyms: smell. Example: "He rarely washes, and he smells."

(verb) have an element suggestive (of something). Synonyms: smack, reek, smell. Examples: "His speeches smacked of racism." "This passage smells of plagiarism."

(verb) become aware of not through the senses but instinctively. Synonyms: smell, smell out, sense. Examples: "I sense his hostility." "I smell trouble." "Smell out corruption."

(adj) (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous. Synonyms: redolent(predicate), smelling(predicate). Examples: "The hall was redolent of floor wax." "Air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey."