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smelling out

/ˈsmɛlɪŋ aʊt/

Translations

smell outverb

smelling out

Gerund

smelled out

Past Simple

smelled out

Past Participle

smelling out

Gerund

/smɛl aʊt/

The detective was able to smell out the hidden clues.

Детектив смог вынюхивать скрытые улики.

Synonyms

ferret out

sniff out

root out

smell outverb

To detect or discover something by using the sense of smell.

The dog was trained to smell out explosives at the airport.

To discover or detect something through intuition or investigation.

The journalist managed to smell out the truth behind the scandal.