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  • past tense form of smell.
  • past participle of smell.
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smelt

[smelt] / smɛlt /




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Various types of native fish have suffered declines, including steelhead trout, white sturgeon and longfin smelt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Look no further than GameStop’s $56 billion bid for eBay, which is the equivalent of a smelt swallowing a whale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

As they probed the earth, they smelt the dirt, looking for the distinctive odour of human remains.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

In my family, everyone new to the table — new partners, neighbors, friends — must try a smelt.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

I pulled out the stopper and smelt it.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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