sniffingn.

/ˈsnɪfɪŋ/

Etymology: < sniff v.

The action of the verb; an instance of this, a sniff. Cf. glue-sniffing n. at glue n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > [noun] > through nose

snoachinga1387

sniftingc1430

snivellingc1430

snuffing1540

sniffing1575

snuffling1580

snufflea1764

sniff1767

snuff1822

sniftera1835

sniffling1836

snivel1847

sniffle1880

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > sniffing drugs or glue

petrol sniffing1968

sniffing1968

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 231 You may rubbe..the pallate of your Hawke with the sayde powder, and not feede hir after it, vntill such tyme she haue lefte snyting and snuffing.

1842 W. M. Thackeray Confessions of G. Fitz-Boodle in Wks. (1869) XXII. 229 People looking and making a strange nasal noise (it is called sniffing).

1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) iv. 90 Sniffing is a more rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut, and the air made to pass through the nose.

1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 421 Sometimes these sniffings were very loud.

1968 Guardian 22 Mar. 11/2 I asked her what attraction there was in ‘sniffing’.

1977 Lancet 8 Jan. 84/1 Investigation of the 42 patients..showed that ‘sniffing’ was a group activity involving mainly adolescents aged 12–19 years, all of whom had a previous history of solvent abuse.

attributive.1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 870 Obstructive diseases of the nose..occasion sniffing movements of the face.1975 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 8 Feb. 23/1 In any case, legislation doesn't eliminate the sniffing problem which is nation-wide.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

sniffingadj.

Etymology: formed as sniffing n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsniffing.

That sniffs, in senses of the verb; characterized by sniffing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > by sniffing

snuffing1548

sniffing1833

1833 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. x, in Fraser's Mag. Dec. 681/1 To him thou, with sniffing charity, wilt protrusively proffer thy Handlamp.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. x. 72 What a humour the once sniffing mocking City of Paris..had got into.

Derivatives

ˈsniffingly adv. with a sniff (esp. of scorn or contempt).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously

lightlyOE

scornlichec1300

despitouslyc1320

hokerfullyc1330

scornfullyc1380

despisantly1389

deignouslyc1440

scorninglyc1440

contemningly1471

a-scornc1485

disdaininglyc1485

despiteouslya1500

disdainouslya1513

disdainishly?1529

a-swash1530

contemptuously1530

disdainfullya1533

despitefully1535

disdainedly1535

contemptibly1577

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slightfully1627

despicably1637

slightingly1654

contemnibly1702

sneeringly1711

slightily1740

snottily1864

sniffingly1873

sufficiently1893

sniffily1902

pooh-poohingly1903

dismissively1922

1873 Bayne in Contemp. Rev. XXI. 411 He glances at Cromwell's speeches jauntily, sniffingly, in a mood of pleasant indifference dashed by cynicism.

1893 K. Grahame in National Observer 23 Sept. 487/1 Charlotte turned away sniffingly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	sniffing
释义	sniffingn. /ˈsnɪfɪŋ/ Etymology: < sniff v. The action of the verb; an instance of this, a sniff. Cf. glue-sniffing n. at glue n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > [noun] > through nose snoachinga1387 sniftingc1430 snivellingc1430 snuffing1540 sniffing1575 snuffling1580 snufflea1764 sniff1767 snuff1822 sniftera1835 sniffling1836 snivel1847 sniffle1880 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > sniffing drugs or glue petrol sniffing1968 sniffing1968 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 231 You may rubbe..the pallate of your Hawke with the sayde powder, and not feede hir after it, vntill such tyme she haue lefte snyting and snuffing. 1842 W. M. Thackeray Confessions of G. Fitz-Boodle in Wks. (1869) XXII. 229 People looking and making a strange nasal noise (it is called sniffing). 1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) iv. 90 Sniffing is a more rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut, and the air made to pass through the nose. 1893 F. C. Selous Trav. S.-E. Afr. 421 Sometimes these sniffings were very loud. 1968 Guardian 22 Mar. 11/2 I asked her what attraction there was in ‘sniffing’. 1977 Lancet 8 Jan. 84/1 Investigation of the 42 patients..showed that ‘sniffing’ was a group activity involving mainly adolescents aged 12–19 years, all of whom had a previous history of solvent abuse. attributive.1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VII. 870 Obstructive diseases of the nose..occasion sniffing movements of the face.1975 Weekend Mag. (Montreal) 8 Feb. 23/1 In any case, legislation doesn't eliminate the sniffing problem which is nation-wide. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2018). sniffingadj. Etymology: formed as sniffing n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsniffing. That sniffs, in senses of the verb; characterized by sniffing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > by sniffing snuffing1548 sniffing1833 1833 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. x, in Fraser's Mag. Dec. 681/1 To him thou, with sniffing charity, wilt protrusively proffer thy Handlamp. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. x. 72 What a humour the once sniffing mocking City of Paris..had got into. Derivatives ˈsniffingly adv. with a sniff (esp. of scorn or contempt). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously lightlyOE scornlichec1300 despitouslyc1320 hokerfullyc1330 scornfullyc1380 despisantly1389 deignouslyc1440 scorninglyc1440 contemningly1471 a-scornc1485 disdaininglyc1485 despiteouslya1500 disdainouslya1513 disdainishly?1529 a-swash1530 contemptuously1530 disdainfullya1533 despitefully1535 disdainedly1535 contemptibly1577 snuffingly1577 floutingly1580 despisingly1591 slightly1601 indignantly1602 contemptedly1605 overly1610 slightfully1627 despicably1637 slightingly1654 contemnibly1702 sneeringly1711 slightily1740 snottily1864 sniffingly1873 sufficiently1893 sniffily1902 pooh-poohingly1903 dismissively1922 1873 Bayne in Contemp. Rev. XXI. 411 He glances at Cromwell's speeches jauntily, sniffingly, in a mood of pleasant indifference dashed by cynicism. 1893 K. Grahame in National Observer 23 Sept. 487/1 Charlotte turned away sniffingly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1575adj.1833
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