smell out in English

Forms: smells out [present, singular, third-person], smelling out [participle, present], smelled out [participle, past], smelled out [past], smelt out [participle, past], smelt out [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|smell<,,:smelt> out}} smell out (third-person singular simple present smells out, present participle smelling out, simple past and past participle smelled out or smelt out)

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    {
      "form": "smells out",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "smelled out",
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    {
      "form": "smelled out",
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        {
          "text": "I can smell out dishonesty from a mile away.",
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        "To find out by prying."
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        "(transitive) To find out by prying."
      ],
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  "word": "smell out"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "smells out",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smelling out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smelled out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smelled out",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smelt out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smelt out",
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        "past"
      ]
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"smell out" meaning in English

Verb