n. 1 fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, smell, odour, bouquet, whiff, trace The room was filled with the scent of wild flowers 2 trail, spoor, track In drag hunting, the scent is laid down by a sack dragged along the ground
v. 3 perceive, detect, find out, determine, discern, distinguish, recognize, sense, smell, sniff (out), get wind of, learn or hear about Scenting possible trouble, he decided he had better take along my revolver 4 perfume She had left behind her handkerchief, scented with Chanel No 19.