ALL meanings of sniff
sniff
S s - verb without object sniff to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations. 1
- verb without object sniff to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle. 1
- verb without object sniff to smell by short inhalations. 1
- verb without object sniff to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing. 1
- verb with object sniff to perceive by or as by smelling: to sniff a scandal. 1
- verb with object sniff to inhale through the nose: to sniff the air. 1
- noun sniff an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation. 1
- noun sniff the sound made by such an act. 1
- noun sniff a scent or odor perceived: a sniff of perfume. 1
- transitive verb sniff smell sth 1
- noun sniff quick smell 1
- noun sniff inhalation to clear nose 1
- intransitive verb sniff inhale to clear nose 1
- transitive verb sniff inhale through nose 1
- noun Technical meaning of sniff A C++/C programming environment providing browsing, cross-referencing, design visualisation, documentation and editing support. Developed by UBS Switzerland and marketed by takeFive Salzburg. 1
- verb sniff When you sniff, you breathe in air through your nose hard enough to make a sound, for example when you are trying not to cry, or in order to show disapproval. 0
- verb sniff Sniff is also a noun. 0
- verb sniff If you sniff something or sniff at it, you smell it by sniffing. 0
- verb sniff You can use sniff to indicate that someone says something in a way that shows their disapproval or contempt. 0
- verb sniff If you say that something is not to be sniffed at, you think it is very good or worth having. If someone sniffs at something, they do not think it is good enough, or they express their contempt for it. 0
- verb sniff If someone sniffs a substance such as glue, they deliberately breathe in the substance or the gases from it as a drug. 0
- singular noun sniff If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near. 0
- singular noun sniff If you say that someone has not had a sniff of something, you mean that they have not had even a small chance of getting it. 0
- verb sniff to inhale through the nose, usually in short rapid audible inspirations, as for the purpose of identifying a scent, for clearing a congested nasal passage, or for taking a drug or intoxicating fumes 0
- verb sniff to perceive or attempt to perceive (a smell) by inhaling through the nose 0
- noun sniff the act or sound of sniffing 0
- noun sniff a smell perceived by sniffing, esp a faint scent 0
- intransitive verb sniff to draw in air through the nose with enough force to be heard, as in clearing the nose or smelling something 0
- intransitive verb sniff to express disdain, skepticism, etc. by sniffing 0
- verb transitive sniff to breathe in forcibly through the nose; draw in or inhale nasally 0
- verb transitive sniff to smell (a substance) by sniffing 0
- verb transitive sniff to detect, perceive, or get a suspicion of by or as by sniffing 0
- noun sniff an act or sound of sniffing 0
- noun sniff something sniffed 0