Definition of snif
1. sniff [ v ] perceive by inhaling through the nose
Examples:
"sniff the perfume"
(The New York Times...)
`` I like to sniff a place , and reproduce what it really smells and looks_like , its color , its particular kind_of life '' .
(Ruth F. Rosevear, "North Country School Cares for...)
Sniffing its sweet smell and letting it fall to show its good crumbly consistency , he pointed to the nearby driveway and said , `` This soil used_to be like that hard packed road over there '' .
(Eugene Burdick, "The Invisible Aborigine"...)
Their heads were in_the_air sniffing .
(Terence O'Donnell, "Evenings at the Bridge"...)
But he knew ; he sniffed the air and licked it on his lip and knew as a vintner knows a vintage .
(Frank Murphy, "New Southern Fiction: Urban or Ag...)
On this trip to_the_South he wants , above_all else , to sniff the effluvium of backwoods-and-sand-hill subhumanity and to see at_least one barn burn at midnight '' .
Synonyms sniff whiff Related Terms smell sniff_out2. sniff [ v ] inhale audibly through the nose
Examples:
"the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)
Styka nodded and sniffed and blew his nose vociferously .
Synonyms sniff sniffle Related Terms inhale snuffle3. sniff [ n ] sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
Synonyms snuff sniff Related Terms smell snuffSimilar Spelling
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