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Definition of Smelling
1. Adjective. (used with 'of' or 'with') noticeably odorous. "Air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey"
2. Noun. The act of perceiving the odor of something.
Generic synonyms: Perception, Sensing
Specialized synonyms: Sniff, Snuff
Derivative terms: Smell, Smell, Smell
Definition of Smelling
1. n. The act of one who smells.
Definition of Smelling
1. Verb. (present participle of smell) ¹
2. Verb. (non-gloss definition Used in adjectival compounds.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smelling
1. smell [v] - See also: smell
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smelling
Literary usage of Smelling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1875)
"OP smelling, FEELING, AND TASTING. AN animal may be said to fill up that sphere
which he can reach by his senses, and is actually large in proportion to the ..."
2. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"smelling is no more than the atmosphere or medium in which the animal lives being
impregnated with such matter as to make an impression on the organ ..."
3. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"OF THE NOSE AND THE ORGAN OF smelling. OF THE SENSE OF smelling. smelling seems
to be the least perfect of the senses. It conveys to us the simplest idea, ..."
4. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Fire animates, earth gives the sense of feeling, water gives speech, air gives
taste, mist gives sight, flowera give hearing. the south wind gives smelling. ..."
5. Merry's Museum (1843)
"smelling, I PROPOSE to give my readers some remarks upon the five senses; and I
shall begin with smelling. The seat of this sense is the nose, and the chief ..."
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