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Definition of Sniff
1. Noun. Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose.
2. Verb. Perceive by inhaling through the nose. "Sniff the perfume"
3. Verb. Inhale audibly through the nose. "The sick student was sniffling in the back row"
Generic synonyms: Breathe In, Inhale, Inspire
Derivative terms: Sniffer, Sniffle
Definition of Sniff
1. v. i. To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.
2. v. t. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country.
3. n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.
Definition of Sniff
1. Noun. An instance of sniffing. ¹
2. Noun. A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose ¹
3. Noun. A brief perception ¹
4. Verb. (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something. ¹
5. Verb. To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To perceive vaguely ¹
7. Verb. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sniff
1. to inhale audibly through the nose [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Sniff
1. 1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country. 2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sniff
Literary usage of Sniff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Speaker's Garland: Comprising 100 Choice Selections by Phineas Garrett (1885)
"When dear David died (sniff—sniff), ez I sot by his side(sniff —sniff); ...
Look out fur your tin (sniff—sniff) if you marry agin (sniff —sniff), ..."
2. Lyrics of Home-land by Eugene J. Hall (1882)
"When dear David died (sniff — sniff), ez I sat by his side (sniff — sniff), He
ketched up my hand in his own (sniff — sniff); He squeezed it awhile (sniff ..."
3. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1900)
"Snivel ; see sniff. Snob ; see Snub. Snood, a fillet, ribbon. ... (Base SNU, to
snuff up, sniff.) snite (i), to wipe the nose. (Scand. ..."
4. The Rolliad, in Two Parts: Probationary Odes for the Laureatship; and Sa (1812)
"... from the rich mint of MAJOR JoHN SCOTT, in his incomparable Ode— " sniff,
sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff. ..."
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