Foresmell
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɔːsmɛl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foresmell is a noun meaning A smell which precedes or comes before something.
Meaning
A smell which precedes or comes before something.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To smell in advance.
Example Sentences
"I do not foresmell any immediate harm to thee from the harness, but as you might run a risk in using it, perhaps it will be safest for me to take it," said the Medium.
His father, a man of sixty, shorter than Hugh and also pudgier, had aged unappetizingly during his recent widowhood; his things let off a characteristic foresmell, faint but unmistakable, and he grunted and sighed in his sleep, dreaming of large unwieldy blocks of blackness [...].
Word Forms
- foresmells
- foresmelling
- foresmelt
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forescent, foresmack, prelude, precursor, prelusion, foreshow.
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