scenting
present participle ofscent
scent
verb[T]
uk/sent/us/sent/If ananimalscents something or someone, itknowsthatpersonor thing is there because it cansmellit, him, or her.
to follow someone or something
- followFollow me - this way!
- tag alongDo you mind if my little brother tags along?
- chaseHe was running and the dog was chasing him.
- pursueThe robber was pursued by several members of the public.
- tailThe car was tailed by police for several hours.
- shadowThe police think the robbers shadowed their victims for days before the crime.
If apersonscents something, they have afeelingthat they are about toexperienceit:
Halfway through thegame, theteamcould already scentvictory.
Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- beg
- behave
- behaviour
- behavioural science
- behaviourist
- groom
- hatch
- hover
- monogamy
- murmuration
- nocturnal
- non-migrant
- non-migratory
- nuzzle
- ruminate
- scent
- skitter
- slaver
- torpor
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Predicting things and intuition
Idiom
scent blood
Examplesofscenting
scenting
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It becomes a case ofscentingout hidden routes, of tracking her wandering, peripatetic textual pathways.
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They may hunt it very slowly, or they may do so quickly according to thescentingconditions on that day.
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Both services develop thescentingability of dogs in order to detect the presence of drugs or explosives, and both services train dogs and handlers to a very high standard.
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It may be embarrassment caused by the large size of the estate, bringing a small and unwelcome army of fortune seekers and othersscentingeasy prey.
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To find prey, the great spotted kiwi use theirscentingskills or feel vibrations caused by the movement of their prey.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The head should be held above the topline, which facilitates the airscentingfor which this breed is known.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It also possesses hunting capabilities and goodscentingability.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another dog valued for itsscentingskills was the lymer, a forerunner of todays bloodhound.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During the night jasmine flowers open, and release their fragrance, and this is when the teascentingtakes place.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Though slow, it had stamina and an excellentscentingability.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This required keenscenting, the ability to ignore all other scents which might be a distraction, and silent trailing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Earthdog den trials involve man-made underground tunnels that the dogs must navigate, whilescentinga rat, the quarry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The block's functionality is enhanced by saturating it with ascentingcompound and quaternary ammonium compounds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scentingcan be affected by temperature, humidity, and other factors.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Forscentingand digging up the fungus, the smaller dogs were favoured, since they did less damage to the truffles with their feet than the larger kinds.
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