Smelled

verb

1. To sense a smell or smells.

   "I can smell fresh bread."

2. Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.

   "Her feet smell of cheese."

3. (without a modifier) To smell bad; to stink.

   "Ew, this stuff smells."

4. To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savour.

   "A report smells of calumny."

5. To exercise sagacity.