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smelled like a rose

smelled like a rose is the simple past and past participle of smell like a rose.

Meaning of smell like a rose

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, simile) To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
    • come out smelling like a rose

Questions about smelled like a rose

What is smelled like a rose the simple past and past participle of?
Smelled like a rose is the simple past and past participle of smell like a rose.

Words near smelled like a rose in the dictionary

  1. smell-smocks
  2. smellable
  3. smelled
  4. smelled a rat
  5. smelled blood
  6. smelled like a rose
  7. smelled like a tart's bedroom
  8. smelled like a tart's boudoir
  9. smelled like a tart's handbag
  10. smelled like a tart's handkerchief
  11. smelled of the lamp

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