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smelling like a tart's handkerchief

smelling like a tart's handkerchief is the present participle and gerund of smell like a tart's handkerchief.

Meaning of smell like a tart's handkerchief

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of smell like a tart's handbag.

Questions about smelling like a tart's handkerchief

What is smelling like a tart's handkerchief the present participle and gerund of?
Smelling like a tart's handkerchief is the present participle and gerund of smell like a tart's handkerchief.

Words near smelling like a tart's handkerchief in the dictionary

  1. smelling bottles
  2. smelling like a rose
  3. smelling like a tart's bedroom
  4. smelling like a tart's boudoir
  5. smelling like a tart's handbag
  6. smelling like a tart's handkerchief
  7. smelling of the lamp
  8. smelling of the shop
  9. smelling out
  10. smelling salt
  11. smelling salts

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