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scenting out

scenting out is the present participle and gerund of scent out.

Meaning of scent out

Verb

scent out (third-person singular simple present scents out, present participle scenting out, simple past and past participle scented out)

  1. (transitive) To locate by following a scent.
    • To be plain, I much question whether the politician, who hath generally a good nose, hath not scented out somewhat of the utility of this practice.1749, Henry Fielding, chapter I, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book IV
    Synonyms:
    sniff out

Questions about scenting out

What is scenting out the present participle and gerund of?
Scenting out is the present participle and gerund of scent out.

Words near scenting out in the dictionary

  1. scenteth
  2. scentful
  3. scenthound
  4. scenthounds
  5. scenting
  6. scenting out
  7. scentingly
  8. scentings
  9. scentless
  10. scentlessness
  11. scentmaker

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