Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smell up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
smell up
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fill up with an unpleasant odour.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To have an unpleasant odour.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

smells up (present, singular) smelling up (participle, present) smelled up (participle, past) smelled up (past) smelt up (participle, past) smelt up (past)

Synonyms

stink up stink out

Questions

What does smell up mean?
To fill up with an unpleasant odour.

How to pronounce smell up

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