- present participle of smell.
smelling
Example Sentences
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“People are seeing with their own eyes, and I think frankly smelling with their own nose,” Mr. Sabet, 47, says in a phone interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The singer assured fans on Wednesday: “I’m doing better, I’m feeling better, I’m creating freely and there’s less fear in my heart and I’m just like smelling the roses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Emergency workers stood on the charred roof, still smelling of burning, sawing off damaged sections and tossing the debris into a pile.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
It's the stuff of smelling salts and stretchers.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
It smells delicious and makes me a little less insecure about our apartment smelling like food.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
