SMELL

I

verb

See FEEL 4 (↑ feel )

II

noun

BAD : You can feel the smell of the fish a mile away.

GOOD : You can smell the fish a mile away.

BAD : I could feel the smell of his cigar all over the house.

GOOD : I could smell his cigar all over the house.

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smell sth (NOT feel the smell of ): 'I can smell something burning.'

Compare: 'The whole house smelled of his cigar.'