smelling

About 2.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of smell
2. verb Used in adjectival compounds.

   foul-smelling (having a foul smell)

3. noun The act by which something is smelled.

Similar words

redolent odorous breathing sensing feeling meaning scenting sniffing olfaction snuffling

Often followed by

of the like salts and a flowers it strongly