sniff

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

2. (when intr, often foll by at)

to perceive or attempt to perceive (a smell) by inhaling through the nose

noun

3.

the act or sound of sniffing

4.

a smell perceived by sniffing, esp a faint scent

Sniff

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verb intransitive

1.

to draw in air through the nose with enough force to be heard, as in clearing the nose or smelling something

2.

to express disdain, skepticism, etc. by sniffing

verb transitive

3.

to breathe in forcibly through the nose; draw in or inhale nasally

4.

to smell (a substance) by sniffing

5.

to detect, perceive, or get a suspicion of by or as by sniffing

often with out

noun

6.

an act or sound of sniffing

7.

something sniffed

Sniff

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v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs

v.intr.

1.

a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.

b. To sniffle.

2. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.

3. To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.

4. Informal To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.

v.tr.

1. To inhale forcibly through the nose: sniffed the cool morning air.

2. To smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.

3. To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing: dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.

4. To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner: The countess sniffed her disapproval.

n.

1. An instance or the sound of sniffing.

2. Something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff: a sniff of perfume; a sniff of scandal.

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