Verb
recognize or detect by or as if by smelling
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
Source: WordNetWhere I am they can smell out a hurricane. My house survived Hurricane Hazel, but it didn't get past Hugo. Mickey Spillane
A true gangster can smell out a person's strenghts and weaknesses in a matter of minutes, but what they can sense most of all, what their bodies are most attuned to, is the scent of fear. Lorenzo Carcaterra
He can smell out trouble Source: Internet
I sense his hostility Source: Internet
I smell trouble Source: Internet
smell out corruption Source: Internet