Sniff Definition
snĭf
sniffed, sniffing, sniffs
verb
sniffed, sniffing, sniffs
To draw in air through the nose with enough force to be heard, as in clearing the nose, smelling something, or expressing contempt or skepticism.
Webster's New World
To sniffle.
American Heritage Medicine
To say in a curt and disdainful way, with or as if with a sniff.
I don't believe it," she sniffed.
Webster's New World
To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating.
Sniffed at the jar to see what it held.
American Heritage
To breathe in forcibly through the nose; draw in or inhale nasally.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
- exhale
- hold nose
noun
An act or sound of sniffing.
Webster's New World
Something sniffed.
Webster's New World
A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose.
Wiktionary
A brief perception.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
not to be sniffed at
- worthy of consideration or acceptance
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sniff
- not to be sniffed at
Origin of Sniff
Middle English sniffen probably of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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