ruiken — meaning in English

English meaning

• scent noun A distinctive smell.
• 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

ruiken is used for these senses in English:

• scent (transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell.
• smell (transitive) To sense a smell or smells.
• smell (intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
• whiff To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.

scent — full definition

1. noun A distinctive smell.
2. noun A trail of smell left by an animal or person that can be followed.
3. verb To detect something by smell.

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.

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