follow a scent

VERB

trail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase fall behind falter lag pull

STRONG

dally dangle dawdle delay dog drag draggle draw droop extend flag halt hang haul hunt linger loiter plod poke procrastinate pursue shadow shag spook spoor stalk straggle stream tail tarry tow trace track traipse trudge

WEAK

bedog bring up the rear drop back fall back hang back hang down nose out poke along string along tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONG

advance carry on complete finish forward go hasten hurry ignore leave leave alone let go push rise run away rush shorten speed stop tiptoe

WEAK

lead

Example Sentences

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Scent detection canines searching for a suspect can look past all the other odors they encounter to follow a scent trail left behind by the person they are pursuing.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023

The dog liked to go off and follow a scent, but she usually always returned when called, Ms Belton said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022

Benton hurried to the bunkhouse door, much as a hound might follow a scent, peered in, and went on to the corner.

From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Sinclair, Bertrand W.

Even when this union was not attained, James was reconciled to the miracle-workers partly by his great charity, and partly by his hunter’s instinct to follow a scent, for he believed discoveries to be imminent.

From Character and Opinion in the United States by Santayana, George

Is M. Lupin no longer able to follow a scent?

From The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin by Leblanc, Maurice

follow a scent

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