geuren — meaning in English

English meaning

• smell noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
• whiff noun A brief smell carried through the air, or a light gust of air.

Senses

geuren is used for these senses in English:

• smell (intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
• whiff To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.

smell — full definition

1. noun A sensation caused by breathing in odor particles, pleasant or unpleasant.
2. noun The sense that detects odors.
3. verb To perceive an odor, or to give off one.
4. verb To sense that something is wrong or suspicious.

whiff — full definition

1. noun A brief smell carried through the air, or a light gust of air.
2. noun A slight hint or trace of something.

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