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smells blood

smells blood is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell blood.

Meaning of smell blood

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.
    • Later he intended to continue his goading of Neil. He could smell blood now; if only he could get the man to fall apart in one of their clubs.1995, Jane Feather, Valentine, →ISBN, page 392

Questions about smells blood

What is smells blood the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Smells blood is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell blood.

Words near smells blood in the dictionary

  1. smellings
  2. smellproof
  3. smells
  4. smells a rat
  5. smells and bells
  6. smells blood
  7. smells fishy
  8. smells like a rose
  9. smells like a tart's bedroom
  10. smells like a tart's boudoir
  11. smells like a tart's handbag

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