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smelling of the lamp

smelling of the lamp is the present participle and gerund of smell of the lamp.

Meaning of smell of the lamp

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To bear marks of great study and labor.

Questions about smelling of the lamp

What is smelling of the lamp the present participle and gerund of?
Smelling of the lamp is the present participle and gerund of smell of the lamp.

Words near smelling of the lamp in the dictionary

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

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