smell out

Verb

Meaning

recognize or detect by or as if by smelling

become aware of not through the senses but instinctively

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sense smell sniff out nose out scent out chase find follow track determine capture detect pursue discover encounter
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Antonyms

miss cover hide suppress depart conceal
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Hypernyms

perceive

Examples

Where 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

Close letter words and terms

smell of success smell of the lamp smell of the shop smell projectile smell something fishy smell sphere