- Sniff
- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈsnif\
- Function:
- verb
- Etymology:
- Middle English
- Date:
- 14th century
intransitive verb
1
: to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling <sniffed at the flowers>
2
: to show or express disdain or scorn
3
: , <sniffed around for clues>
transitive verb
1
: to smell or take by inhalation through the nose
2
: to utter contemptuously
3
: to recognize or detect by or as if by smelling <sniff out trouble>
sniff. (2008). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved May 15, 2008, from //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sniff
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