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smell oneself

smell oneself verb: to be conceited.

Verb

smell oneself (third-person singular simple present smells oneself, present participle smelling oneself, simple past and past participle smelled oneself or smelt oneself)

  1. (usually participial) To be conceited.

Forms of smell oneself

third-person singular presentsmells oneself
present participlesmelling oneself
past participlesmelled oneself
pastsmelled oneself
past participlesmelt oneself
pastsmelt oneself

Questions about smell oneself

What does smell oneself mean?
Smell oneself means to be conceited.
What part of speech is smell oneself?
Smell oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of smell oneself?
The past tense of smell oneself is smelled oneself.

Words near smell oneself in the dictionary

  1. smell like a tart's handkerchief
  2. smell of an oily rag
  3. smell of the lamp
  4. smell of the shop
  5. smell one's own farts
  6. smell oneself
  7. smell out
  8. smell test
  9. smell tests
  10. smell the barn
  11. smell the coffee

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