Can I say smelled?

Can I say smelled?

Smelled is the preferred past tense spelling of to smell in American English. Smelled is much more common in American and Canadian English, so much so that smelt is generally considered a misspelling.

What is the past participle for smell?

smelled
The past participle of smell is smelt or smelled.

What do smelt smell like?

Whitebaiters call smelt ‘cucumber fish’ because they smell like cucumber. The small shimmering silver fish occur in large shoals in estuaries and lowland rivers.

Is smelled correct?

Smelled is the past tense of smell in both North American and British English. Smelt is also used as the past tense of smell in British English. Brits use smelled and smelt interchangeably, but speakers in North America rarely use smelt. Smelt also has meanings unrelated to smelling.

How do you use smelled in a sentence?

Smelled sentence example

1. The place smelled like a mossy garden.
2. It smelled of earth and sunshine.
3. His breath smelled of liquor.
4. “Did you have kin from here?” she asked as she unlocked the building and guided us into a large office that smelled of cigars and dust.

Is smelt a past participle?

1. Smelt is a past tense and past participle of smell.

Is smelled a linking or action verb?

The word, smells is not linking anything. If you replaced smells with ‘is’ the sentence would not make sense. That means smells must be an action verb in this sentence. Ellen performed the action of smelling the cake.

How do you use smelt in a sentence?

extract (metals) by heating.

1. The house smelt of cedar wood and fresh polish.
2. The rain cleared the air, and the grass smelt fresh and sweet.
3. The air smelt fresh after the rain.
4. The phone box smelt of sick.
5. The dog smelt at the stranger for a minute.
6. He smelt the reek of whisky.

Is smelt delicious?

Crispy Fried Smelt Fish are easy to make in minutes and so tasty! They’re crunchy, full of flavor, and delicious as an appetizer or quick dinner.

What eats a rainbow smelt?

Walleye, trout, and other larger fish prey on these smelt. sicilis), and other small organisms, but are aggressive and will eat almost any fish they find. They are anadromous spring spawners and prefer clean streams with light flow and light siltation. The rainbow smelt face several barriers.

Is the past tense of ‘to smell’ smelt or smelled?

Smelled is the past tense of smell in both North American and British English. Smelt is also used as the past tense of smell in British English. Brits use smelled and smelt interchangeably, but speakers in North America rarely use smelt. Smelt also has meanings unrelated to smelling.

Is smelt a form of smell?

Smelt as a form of smell is not unheard of in North America, but it is rare (see the Ngram below), appearing mainly in the rhyming jocular expression whoever smelt it dealt it (and its variants). This ngram suggests that smelled may now be more common than smelt in British English (though this does not mean that smelt is wrong):

What is the meaning of ‘smelt’?

Definition of smelt. (Entry 1 of 3) : any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste. smelt.