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foresmelling

foresmelling is the present participle and gerund of foresmell.

Meaning of foresmell

Verb

foresmell (third-person singular simple present foresmells, present participle foresmelling, simple past and past participle foresmelt)

  1. (transitive) To smell in advance.
    • "I do not foresmell any immediate harm to thee from the harness, but as you might run a risk in using it, perhaps it will be safest for me to take it," said the Medium.1855, Fred Folio, Lucy Boston, Shepard, Clark & Co., page 291

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Questions about foresmelling

What is foresmelling the present participle and gerund of?
Foresmelling is the present participle and gerund of foresmell.

Words near foresmelling in the dictionary

  1. foreslows
  2. foresmack
  3. Foresman
  4. Foresmans
  5. foresmell
  6. foresmelling
  7. foresmells
  8. foresnaffle
  9. foresnaffled
  10. foresnaffles
  11. foresnaffling

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