smelling noun. ['smɛlɪŋ] ME.
[from SMELL verb + -ING¹.]
1. The sense of smell. ME.

2. The action or fact of smelling or giving off a smell. LME.

Comb.:
smelling-bottle a small bottle containing smelling-salts; smelling-salts ammonium carbonate mixed with scent, sniffed as a restorative in cases of faintness or headache.

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