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Definition: Meaning of, sniff in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / snɪf /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sniff sniffed sniffed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sniffing sniffs
  1. [intransitive] to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something
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  3. [transitive] to say something in a way that shows you think something is not good enough
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  4. [transitive] to take a harmful drug by breathing it up your nose [↪  snort]
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Singular Plural
sniff sniffs
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  1. when you breathe in air noisily through your nose, for example in order to smell something, because you have a cold, or in order to show your disapproval
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  2. British English informal a small amount or sign of something [=  hint]
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  3. have a sniff around/round British English informal to examine a place carefully
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  4. not get a sniff of something British English informal to not have any chance of getting something or being successful
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sniff used in phrasal verbs

  • sniff around (phrasal verb)
    1. sniff around something to try to find out information
    2. sniff around someone to try to persuade someone to have a sexual relationship with you
  • sniff out (phrasal verb)
    1. to find something through smell
    2. informal to discover something
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