smell
verb (used with object)
to perceive the odor or scent of through the nose by means of the olfactory nerves; inhale the odor of.
am smelling
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present progressiveof smell (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Mother, open the door for me, I am smelling.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
The girl put on her fouled makgabe and ran home to her parents, singing: Mother, open the door for me, I am smelling.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
I wonder if I can smell the smoke of their wood fires, more than thirty miles away, or if it is only our fort’s fires I am smelling.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
"I am smelling for the well-place," the Amishman said, pacing deliberately across the field.
From Blind Man's Lantern by Schelling, George Luther
“I am smelling this posel, for it has a good smell.”
From Traditions of the Tinguian: a Study in Philippine Folk-Lore by Cole, Fay-Cooper
