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Adjective smelling has 1 sense

redolent, smelling - (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous; "the hall was redolent of floor wax"; "air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey"
Antonyms: odorless, odourless, inodorous (indirect, via odorous)

Noun smelling has 1 sense

smell, smelling - the act of perceiving the odor of something
--₁ is a kind of sensing, perception
--₁ has particulars: sniff, snuff
Derived form: verb smell₁

Verb smell has 3 senses

smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense
--₁ is one way to perceive, comprehend

Derived forms: noun smell₅, noun smell₄, noun smell₂, noun smell₁, noun smelling₁
Sample sentence:
The customs agents smell the bags for drugs
smell - emit an odor; "The soup smells good"
--₂ is one way to cause to be perceived

Derived forms: noun smell₅, noun smell₄, noun smell₁, noun smell₂
Sample sentence:
The food does smell good
smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
--₃ is one way to smell

Derived form: noun smell₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s