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sniff
verb (sniffed , sniffing )
1 to draw in air with the breath through the nose.
2 intr to draw up mucus or tears escaping into the nose.
3 intr to draw in air through the nose in short sharp noisy bursts, eg when crying.
4 (often sniff something or sniff at something) tr & intr to smell it in this way.
5 to express disapprobation reticently by making a slight sound with the nose.
6 intr (sniff at someone or something) to express contempt or derision for them or it.
7 intr to snuffle.
8 to inhale the fumes from (a dangerous or addictive substance, eg a solvent).
noun
1 an act or the sound of sniffing.
2 a smell.
3 a small quantity inhaled by the nose.
4 a slight intimation or suspicion.
[14c: imitating the sound]
sniffer noun .
sniffing noun , adjective .
not to be sniffed at colloq not to be despised.
sniff someone or something out to discover or detect them or it by, or as if by, the sense of smell.
verb (sniffed , sniffing )
1 to draw in air with the breath through the nose.
2 intr to draw up mucus or tears escaping into the nose.
3 intr to draw in air through the nose in short sharp noisy bursts, eg when crying.
4 (often sniff something or sniff at something) tr & intr to smell it in this way.
5 to express disapprobation reticently by making a slight sound with the nose.
6 intr (sniff at someone or something) to express contempt or derision for them or it.
7 intr to snuffle.
8 to inhale the fumes from (a dangerous or addictive substance, eg a solvent).
noun
1 an act or the sound of sniffing.
2 a smell.
3 a small quantity inhaled by the nose.
4 a slight intimation or suspicion.
[14c: imitating the sound]
sniffer noun .
sniffing noun , adjective .
not to be sniffed at colloq not to be despised.
sniff someone or something out to discover or detect them or it by, or as if by, the sense of smell.
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