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smelled out

smelled out is the simple past and past participle of smell out.

Meaning of smell out

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To find or locate by smell.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To find out by prying.
    • I can smell out dishonesty from a mile away.

Questions about smelled out

What is smelled out the simple past and past participle of?
Smelled out is the simple past and past participle of smell out.

Words near smelled out in the dictionary

  1. smelled like a tart's boudoir
  2. smelled like a tart's handbag
  3. smelled like a tart's handkerchief
  4. smelled of the lamp
  5. smelled of the shop
  6. smelled out
  7. smelled the barn
  8. smelled the coffee
  9. smelled up
  10. smelled what someone was stepping in
  11. smeller

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