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Smell Sth Meaning Steve Clothes Cigarettes Night Pub

Word smell of
Meaning

Meaning: to have a particular smell

Example For example:

  • smell of sth Steve says that his clothes always smell of cigarettes after a night at the pub.

  • smell of sth His girlfriend was suspicious when he came home smelling of perfume.

Note: For a very strong smell, we can say "reek of", or for a very bad smell, we can say "stink of".

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