[verb] [T]If an animal scents something, it knows it is there because it can smell it.If a person scents something, they have a feeling that they are about to experience it.We could scent danger/trouble/success.Halfway through the match, the team could already scent victory.From the look on his face, she scented (= was caused to believe) (that) something was wrong. [+ (that) clause]
SCENT
Meaning of SCENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012