Past tense of smell

Forms of smell

Smelled and smelt in a sentence

• The drunkard smelt like a brewery.
• The clothes smelled whiffy after being left in the damp laundry room.From the entry whiffy
• Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed.From the entry offending
• The seals in the harbor looked better than they smelled.From the entry seal
• My dog is an open book: immediately he smelled our dinner, he grew more interested in our activities.From the entry immediately

Meaning of smell

1. noun A sensation, pleasant or unpleasant, detected by inhaling air (or, the case of water-breathing animals, water) carrying airborne molecules of a substance.
2. noun The sense that detects odours.
3. noun A conclusion or intuition that a situation is wrong, more complex than it seems, or otherwise inappropriate.

Full definition of smell

More about smell

• Meaning of smell
• Synonyms of smell
• Smell in a sentence
• Plural of smell
• Smell in Hindi
• Smell in Tamil
• Smell in Marathi
• Smell in Urdu

Questions about the past tense of smell

What is the past tense of smell?

The past tense of smell is smelled or smelt.

What is the past participle of smell?

The past participle of smell is smelled or smelt.

Is smell a regular or irregular verb?

Smell is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.