scent
noun
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable.
was scenting
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past progressiveof scent.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It immediately was scenting and whining among the frozen travellers.
From The Headsman The Abbaye des Vignerons by James Fenimore Cooper
The venerable hound had risen, and was scenting the fresh breeze which continued to sweep heavily over the prairie.
From The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper
But while they executed the four figures of a square dance, the Venetian was scenting my thoughts; he guessed the great interest I felt in him.
From Facino Cane by Honoré de Balzac
And, indeed, he was scenting the steps of a man,—the man whom he has sworn to report to his master, the manager of the "Epoque."
From Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux
We were no sooner in than MacLachlan was scenting round and into this little house.
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
