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smells fishy

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

Meaning of smell fishy

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To seem suspicious.

Questions about smells fishy

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

Words near smells fishy in the dictionary

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

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