scenting
verb (present participle)UK /ˈsɛntɪŋ/
US /ˈsɛntɪŋ/
The act of smelling or noticing a smell.
The dog was scenting the air for a trace of the rabbit.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Adding a pleasant smell to something.
She is scenting the candles with lavender oil.
3. Giving a hint or feeling of something.
The air was scenting of rain before the storm.
4. The process of tracking by smell.
Scenting is how hounds follow a fox.