simple past tense and past participle of smell

A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance. / (physiology) The sense that detects odours.

present participle of smell / Used in adjectival compounds.

The act by which something is smelled.

plural of smell

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smell

plural of smelling

to use your nose to sense something

(idiomatic) An informal method for determining whether something is authentic, credible, or ethical, by using one's common sense or sense of propriety.

(usually in the plural) ammonium carbonate, sometimes with added perfume, that is inhaled as a mild irritant to the mucous membranes, to help restore consciousness. / Any material used in this way.