Thesaurus: sniff

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1. v. t. 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. v. t. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger.
4. n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.
5. n. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose
6. v. perceive by inhaling through the nose
7. v. inhale audibly through the nose
8. To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt. So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. M. Arnold. 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. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.
9. To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done asa gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. M. Arnold.
10. n:11/v:89 n. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose v. perceive by inhaling through the nose v. inhale audibly through the nose