scent
noun
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable.
will scent
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future tenseof scent.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The fluid it squirts from under its tail will scent the whole country round.
From The Young Emigrants; Madelaine Tube; the Boy and the Book; and Crystal Palace by Sedgwick, Susan Anne Livingston Ridley
Now if I put a drop on each of your pocket handkerchiefs it will scent all your clothes for a twelve-month.
From The Third Class at Miss Kaye's A School Story by Brazil, Angela
We may safely promise any who buy the leaves that they will scent their linen even better than lavender, and more lastingly.
From Fairies Afield by Molesworth, Mrs. (Mary Louisa)
A few drops of essence of violet will scent your face powder, if it is not already perfumed, and bath bags of orris—and other good things—will add to your galaxy of sweet odors.
From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Stevans, Helen Follett
Let a ewe from another fold come in and they will scent her quick as lightning.
From The Story of Wool by Otis, Elizabeth
