Definition of smelling salts in English:
smelling salts
plural nounˈsmɛlɪŋ sɔːltsˈsmɛlɪŋ ˌsɔlts
historical A pungent substance sniffed as a restorative in cases of faintness or headache, typically consisting of ammonium carbonate mixed with perfume.
Example sentencesExamples
- Several maids were trying to revive her with smelling salts.
- She took a deep sniff of her smelling salts. ‘I've been worried sick!’
- Alex was waving some smelling salts in front of her face.
- Kodi's eyes snapped open as he fell into a coughing fit caused by the ammonia in the smelling salts.
- With a sputtering cough, Cyrus was jerked back into consciousness, the acrid ammonia fumes of the smelling salts under his nose doing their job.
Definition of smelling salts in US English:
smelling salts
plural nounˈsmeliNG ˌsôltsˈsmɛlɪŋ ˌsɔlts
historical A pungent substance sniffed as a restorative in cases of faintness or headache, typically consisting of ammonium carbonate mixed with perfume.
Example sentencesExamples
- With a sputtering cough, Cyrus was jerked back into consciousness, the acrid ammonia fumes of the smelling salts under his nose doing their job.
- Several maids were trying to revive her with smelling salts.
- She took a deep sniff of her smelling salts. ‘I've been worried sick!’
- Alex was waving some smelling salts in front of her face.
- Kodi's eyes snapped open as he fell into a coughing fit caused by the ammonia in the smelling salts.