Irregular verb
smell
/smel/
- Base
- smell
- Past simple
- smelled / smelt
- Past participle
- smelled / smelt
Usage
Both smelled and smelt are correct; smelt is more common in British English and smelled in American English.
Meaning
- to notice or produce an odour
Example
We smelt fresh coffee in the kitchen.
She smelled the milk before pouring it.
The room has smelled of paint all week.