smell around

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check comb examine explore go through hunt hunt for inspect investigate look probe ransack scan scour scout scrutinize seek sift

STRONG

beat ferret forage frisk grope grub inquire prospect pry quest rake root rummage study

WEAK

beat about cast about chase after go in quest of go over with a fine-tooth comb gun for leave no stone unturned look for look high and low look over poke into rifle through run down shake down track down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore neglect overlook

STRONG

cover

WEAK

find

Example Sentences

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Look and smell around the shoreline and look for signs of toxic algae, he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022

Katy Perry cottoned on to it early, and the promotional material for her candy-scented 2011 tour boasted of giant fans that would waft the sickly smell around the stadiums.

From The Guardian • May 30, 2013

There was a terrible smell around too - it smelt toxic.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2011

Then two days later, in a department store beside the station, 27 people began coughing after noticing a funny smell around the third-floor escalators.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Let the dogs smell around the place," he thought, when by the sounds that reached him in his hiding-place he knew the Advance had halted.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

smell around

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