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sniff1 verbsniff2 noun sniffsniff1 /snɪf/ ●●○ verb   sniff1Origin: 1300-1400 From the sound VERB TABLEsniff |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sniff | | he, she, it | sniffs | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | sniffed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have sniffed | | he, she, it | has sniffed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had sniffed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sniff | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have sniffed |
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| Present | I | am sniffing | | he, she, it | is sniffing | | you, we, they | are sniffing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was sniffing | | you, we, they | were sniffing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been sniffing | | he, she, it | has been sniffing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been sniffing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be sniffing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been sniffing |
- "I'm sorry I got so upset,'' she sniffed.
- "It looks overcooked," she sniffed.
- Otto looked around quickly to make sure no one was looking and then sniffed his armpits.
- She sniffed a few times and stopped crying.
- Stop sniffing! Use your handkerchief.
- The dog raised its nose in the air, sniffed, and then started to follow the scent.
- The dog was rushing around excitedly, sniffing at the ground.
- For a moment he sniffed at the roots.
- He sniffed his hand again, then shook his head.
- I could hear him sniff as he went before me.
- It sniffed at the ground and stood, dejected, motionless.
- Some youngsters who sniff have accidents while they are intoxicated and some suffer damage to their health.
- The number of youngsters sniffing varies from place to place and at different times.
- Varney sniffed, wiped his nose with his hand and backed his other foot into the water.
to breathe noisily► sniff to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have a cold or because you are crying: · Stop sniffing! Use your handkerchief.· "I'm sorry I got so upset,'' she sniffed.· The dog raised its nose in the air, sniffed, and then started to follow the scent. ► sigh to breathe in and out noisily, because you are disappointed, tired, or sad, or because you can begin to relax after worrying about something: · Frank sighed deeply and stared out of the window.· "That's life, I suppose,'' she sighed.· Sighing wearily, she began her routine of getting ready for bed. ► gasp to suddenly breathe in noisily, because you are surprised, shocked, or in pain: · I gasped when I heard how much the ring had cost.· The crowd gasped as the plane burst into flames.gasp with amazement/shock/pain etc: · One of the boys hit him in the face, and he gasped with pain. ► snore to breathe noisily while you are asleep: · My husband snores so loudly that I find it difficult to get to sleep.· If you snore, it's better not to sleep on your back. ► snort to breathe out very noisily through your nose, especially to show that you are amused or annoyed: · My sister snorts when she laughs.· The horse lowered its head, and snorted at them. to smell something► smell to notice the smell of something, especially by putting your nose near it: · Smell these roses - aren't they lovely?· If you smell gas in the apartment, call this number immediately.· I swear I haven't had anything to drink. Smell my breath.can smell (=notice a smell): · I can smell something burning - are you sure you turned the oven off? ► sniff to take quick breaths through your nose in order to smell something: · He opened the milk and sniffed it.· Otto looked around quickly to make sure no one was looking and then sniffed his armpits.sniff at: · The dog was rushing around excitedly, sniffing at the ground. ► get/catch a whiff of something informal to notice a smell, just for a short time: · I caught a whiff of roast beef as I walked past the kitchen.· Lisa passed so close to Paul that he got a whiff of her perfume. ► scent if an animal scents something, especially another animal, it can smell that it is near: · The dog had scented something in the bushes.· Police dogs have a very keen sense of smell and can scent even the slightest traces of drugs. ► sense of smell · Blind people often have a much better sense of smell than other people.· Smoking can really ruin a person's sense of smell.keen sense of smell (=very good one) · Pigs have a keen sense of smell, which is why they are used to find truffles. ► Drug Cultureacid, nounaddict, nounaddicted, adjectiveaddiction, nounaddictive, adjectiveamphetamine, nounbong, nouncannabis, nounclean, adjectivecocaine, nouncoke, nouncold turkey, nouncontrolled substance, nouncrack, nouncut, verbdeal, verbdealer, noundesigner drug, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundope, noundope, verbdopehead, noundowner, noundrug, noundrug addict, noundrug baron, noundrug czar, noundrug dealer, noundruggie, noundrug rehabilitation, noundrug runner, nounecstasy, nounfix, nounganja, noungear, nounglue-sniffing, noungrass, nounhallucinogen, nounhallucinogenic, adjectivehard, adjectivehard drugs, nounhash, nounhashish, nounhemp, nounheroin, nounhigh, adjectivehigh, nounhippie, nounhit, nounjoint, nounjunkie, nounline, nounLSD, nounmagic mushroom, nounmainline, verbmarijuana, nounmescaline, nounmethadone, nounmule, nounnarc, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounOD, verbopiate, nounopium, nounoverdose, nounpeddler, nounpep pill, nounpot, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepush, verbpusher, nounrecovery program, nounreefer, nounrehab, nounroach, nounscore, verbshooting gallery, nounsmack, nounsmoke, nounsniff, verbsnort, verbsnort, nounsnow, nounsoft drug, nounsolvent abuse, nounspeed, nounstash, nounsteroid, nounstoned, adjectivestrung-out, adjectivesubstance abuse, nountab, nountake, verbtrafficking, nountrip, nountrip, verbuse, verbwasted, adjectiveweed, nounwithdrawal, nounwithdrawal symptoms, noun ADVERB► around· She won't want the police sniffing around.· The Tribune itself sniffed around for the great Communist conspiracy it suspected of backing the protesters.· The sergeant would go sniffing around so that he showed he knew what you were doing.· Miguel sniffed around for the scent of smoke, but no deal.· I went and sniffed around the edges of the frosted glass back door: a good, clean, slightly sweet smell.· It came and sniffed around the edges, and gradually came all the way out.· I wanted to sniff around a little, and I always do that better on my own, without distractions. ► out· At a fairly young age I learnt to sniff out danger and step into choppy conversations to skilfully avert disaster.· Some take off their masks to sniff out strange odors.· What olfactory sense is logic endowed with that it sniffs out and runs to ground the hidden nature of things?· Some machines sniff out plastic explosives.· A failed marriage is one of those unconsidered trifles he might expect to sniff out.· I became an expert at sniffing out potential humiliation.· Pseudonym detection squads would sniff out fraudsters, like the satellites which monitor Sicilian olive groves. NOUN► air· Then he sniffed the air, took his brother's arm, and allowed himself to be led away.· I said, sniffing the food intently, sniffing the air like an alert rodent.· Neville drew the brass bolts and flung the door open to sniff the morning air.· He got out of the car with a groan and rubbed his back, then sniffed the air.· She sniffed the air and ignored him.· It is the portrait of a caged animal sniffing the air in search of a scent of meaning in life.· She stalked, stiff-legged like a wolf, into the darkling garden and like a wolf she sniffed the air.· He closed the door behind him, sniffing the air with distaste. ► something is not to be sniffed at- The price, however, is not to be sniffed at: £17.50!
1[intransitive] to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold:  Margaret sniffed miserably and nodded. Stop sniffing and blow your nose.2[intransitive, transitive] to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something: He opened the milk and sniffed it.sniff at The dog was sniffing at the carpet.3[transitive] to say something in a way that shows you think something is not good enough: ‘Is that all?’ she sniffed.4[transitive] to take a harmful drug by breathing it up your nose → snort: kids who sniff gluesniff at something phrasal verb1something is not to be sniffed at spoken used to say that something is good enough to be accepted or considered seriously: An 8% salary increase is not to be sniffed at.2to refuse something in a proud way, or behave as if something is not good enough for you: He sniffed at my choice of restaurants and suggested his own favorite.sniff something ↔ out phrasal verb1to discover or find something by its smell: A customs officer came round with a dog to sniff out drugs.2informal to find out or discover something: Vic’s been trying to sniff out where you went last night.sniff1 verbsniff2 noun sniffsniff2 noun [countable] - His mother gave a sniff and asked if he had been smoking in his bedroom.
- A sniff of tea, a whiff of biscuits, and there would soon be a crowd.
- A dab with a handkerchief and an early morning sniff was my subterfuge.
- Ed leaned forwards and took a sniff.
- Filmer could go in and out of the Westin without a sniff of fresh air, and probably had.
- She took a sniff of those leather seats, and that was it, she was in there, feeling them up.
- She turned back to her companions with a sniff.
- Stamford have given me a list of local McCloys and there again not a sniff as far as they know.
► gave ... sniff She gave a loud sniff. ► at ... sniff of trouble He got us into this mess, and then left at the first sniff of trouble! VERB► get· Somehow Beador had got a sniff of it. ► take· Ed leaned forwards and took a sniff.· She took a sniff of those leather seats, and that was it, she was in there, feeling them up.· So they call out the local Jesuit priest, he takes a good sniff and says it's haunted.· She took a deep sniff of it. ► have a sniff around/round- A dozen cemetery companies have sniffed around Hollywood Memorial and then walked away.
1when you breathe in air noisily through your nose, for example in order to smell something, because you have a cold, or in order to show your disapproval: a sniff of disapproval She gave a loud sniff.2British English informal a small amount or sign of something SYN hintsniff of He got us into this mess, and then left at the first sniff of trouble!3have a sniff around/round British English informal to examine a place carefully4not get a sniff of something British English informal to not have any chance of getting something or being successful: He never even got a sniff of the target. |