Meaning of besmell | Babel Free

Definitions

To smell out; sniff about, around, or all over; investigate or check by smelling; detect a smell or a scent.

emphatic, transitive

Examples

“I'll tell⟳ you News, Sirs, I carry⟳ a little Muist-box (which is the Word of GOD) in my Bosom, and when I meet⟳ with the ill Air of ill company, that's like⟳ to gar me Swarf, I besmell my self with the 'sweet lavour of it, and with the Name⟳ ...”

“Juan positioned himself by the side of the building, peeked through an open⟳ window, and found the feast a sight to behold, and a scent to besmell.”

CEFR level