Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smelling

/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
smelling
IPA
/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of smell

verb

Used in adjectival compounds.

noun

The act by which something is smelled.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

smellings (plural)

Derived Forms

unsmelling

Phrases

smelling salts smock-smelling

Synonyms

redolent smell

Rhymes With

telling selling yelling spelling compelling dwelling swelling bestselling shelling retelling propelling expelling

Questions

How do you pronounce smelling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/.
What does smelling mean?
present participle and gerund of smell

How to pronounce smelling

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈsmɛlɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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