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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of smell form-of, humorous, nonstandard, participle, past

   "I smell the flowers, but never smold."

Synonyms

All synonyms

smelledsmelt

Example

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"I smell the flowers, but never smold."

Etymology

Derived from smell by analogy with tell : told or sell : sold.

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