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Definition of Sniff out
1. Verb. Recognize or detect by or as if by smelling. "He can smell out trouble"
Definition of Sniff out
1. Verb. To find something using the sense of smell. ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic) to find, especially to find something that cannot be seen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sniff Out
Literary usage of Sniff out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Resonance of Allah: Resplendent Explanations Arising from the Nur, Allah by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (2001)
"Just as the bat found its food through its sense of smell, these people attempt
to sniff out and gather the selfish, evil products of ignorance for ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... [to sniff out], to search with the snout as a Dig or a dog (Lewis), the origin
instead jf a derivative of smch, Gael, soc, the snout. ..."
3. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"... [lu sniff out], to search with the snout as i pig or a dog (Lewis), the origin
instead of a derivative of swch, Gael, soc, the snout. ..."
4. Obstacles to Peace by Samuel Sidney McClure (1917)
"Here in Grimsby are the most dangerous enemies of OUT U-boats — the fishermen,
mine-sweepers, and the patrol boatmen, who sniff out the submarines. ..."
5. Obstacles to Peace by Samuel Sidney McClure (1917)
"Here in Grimsby are the most dangerous enemies of our U-boats — the fishermen,
mine-sweepers, and the patrol boatmen, who sniff out the submarines. ..."
6. Obstacles to Peace by Samuel Sidney McClure (1917)
"Here in Grimsby are the most dangerous enemies of our U-boats — the fishermen,
mine-sweepers, and the patrol boatmen, who sniff out the submarines. ..."
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