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sniff
[ snif ]
verb (used without object)
- to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations.
- to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle.
- to smell by short inhalations.
- to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing.
verb (used with object)
- to perceive by or as by smelling:
to sniff a scandal.
- to inhale through the nose:
to sniff the air.
noun
- an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation.
- the sound made by such an act.
- a scent or odor perceived:
a sniff of perfume.
sniff
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verb
- to inhale through the nose, usually in short rapid audible inspirations, as for the purpose of identifying a scent, for clearing a congested nasal passage, or for taking a drug or intoxicating fumes
- whenintr, often foll by at to perceive or attempt to perceive (a smell) by inhaling through the nose
noun
- the act or sound of sniffing
- a smell perceived by sniffing, esp a faint scent
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Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ²Ô¾±´Ú´Ú¾±²Ô²µ, nounadjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ²Ô¾±´Ú´Úi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sniff1
C14: probably related to snivelen to snivel
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Example Sentences
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The rats are trained to sniff out chemicals that are found in landmines and other weapons abandoned on battlefields.
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Some are allowing their dogs to sniff the material.
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“Not every spy is to your flavor of monogamy,†Kathryn tells George when he organizes a dinner party to begin sniffing out the mole under false pretenses.
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At Canyon, on Jan. 25, a contracted geologist walked through the cleaned-up campus, looking for ash and sniffing the air for the smell of smoke.
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