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scents out

scents out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 scents out

What is scents out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scents out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scent out.

Words near scents out in the dictionary

  1. scentlessness
  2. scentmaker
  3. scentmakers
  4. scentproof
  5. scents
  6. scents out
  7. scentscape
  8. scentscapes
  9. scentwood
  10. scentwoods
  11. scepsis

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