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US
/ˈsnɪf/
]
[ UK /snˈɪf/ ]
[ UK /snˈɪf/ ]
VERB
-
perceive by inhaling through the nose
sniff the perfume -
inhale audibly through the nose
the sick student was sniffling in the back row
NOUN
- sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
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