[ US /ˈsnɪf/ ]
[ UK /snˈɪf/ ]
VERB
  1. perceive by inhaling through the nose
    sniff the perfume
  2. inhale audibly through the nose
    the sick student was sniffling in the back row
NOUN
  1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
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How To Use sniff In A Sentence

  • Sudden sniffing death is particularly associated with abuse of butane, propane and chemicals in aerosols.
  • A couple of plain-clothes men had been sniffing round his apartment.
  • The label location diagram certainly sniffs of this accessory being in the right shape. Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets
  • But the men at City Hall, sniffing at anything too ideological, insist that big cuts are just not practical.
  • The main concern of his 300 undercover police spies had always been sniffing out political enemies of the revolutionary government. FINGERPRINTS: Murder and the Race to Uncover the Science of Identity
  • He also outlined plans to use more sniffer dogs to detect explosives. The Sun
  • I but stretched them up in the sun," she sniffled, "and we be poor people and have nothing. THE MASTER OF MYSTERY
  • She was the first sniffer dog to be killed in the conflict and was commended for bravery. The Sun
  • On the dance floor, a girl offered me a sniff of her poppers (if you don't know, I'm not going to tell you, then you can make up really terrible images for yourself).
  • He does credit himself with a good sniffer though and claims that his thick moustache is both a blessing – pleasant smells linger longer – and a curse – the bad ones do too. Something Stinks « So Many Books
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