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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sniff /snɪf/USA pronunciation v. - Physiology to draw air through the nose in a short, somewhat noisy way:[no object]sniffed a few times before speaking.
- to inhale through the nose:[~ + object]to sniff the air.
- Physiology to clear the nose by drawing air through it with noise;
sniffle:[no object]to sniff tearfully. - Physiologyto smell by short inhalations: [~ + object]to sniff the flowers.[~ + at + object]The bloodhounds sniffed at the ground.
- Physiology to perceive by or as if by sniffing:[~ (+ out) + object]The reporter was good at sniffing (out) a scandal.
- to show one's contempt by or as if by sniffing:[used with quotations]"I won't put up with that,'' she sniffed.
n. [countable] - Physiologyan act of sniffing.
- the sound made by such an act.
- a faint scent or odor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sniff (snif ),USA pronunciation v.i. - Physiologyto draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations.
- Physiologyto clear the nose by so doing;
sniffle. - Physiologyto smell by short inhalations.
- to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing.
v.t. - Physiologyto perceive by or as by smelling:to sniff a scandal.
- Physiologyto inhale through the nose:to sniff the air.
n. - Physiologyan act of sniffing;
a single, short, audible inhalation. - the sound made by such an act.
- a scent or odor perceived:a sniff of perfume.
- 1300–50; Middle English; back formation from snivel
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