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sniff
noun
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.
3. An act or sound of .
4. A quantity that is .
verb
1. To draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling .
2. To show or express disdain or scorn.
3. To smell or take by inhalation through the nose.
4. To utter contemptuously.
5. To recognize or detect by or as if by smelling .
verb-intransitive
1. Informal To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.
2. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.
3. To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.
4. To sniffle.
5. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.
verb-transitive
1. To inhale forcibly through the nose: sniffed the cool morning air.
2. To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing: dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.
3. To smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.
4. To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner: The countess sniffed her disapproval.
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