"scent out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: scents out [present, singular, third-person], scenting out [participle, present], scented out [participle, past], scented out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scent out (third-person singular simple present scents out, present participle scenting out, simple past and past participle scented out)
  1. (transitive) To locate by following a scent. Tags: transitive Synonyms: sniff out
    Sense id: en-scent_out-en-verb-cUgSNtgD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for scent out meaning in English (1.1kB)

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