ALL meanings of sniff out
sniff out
S s - transitivephrasal verb sniff out detect 1
- transitivephrasal verb sniff out locate by smell 1
- phrasal verb sniff out If you sniff out something, you discover it after some searching. 0
- phrasal verb sniff out When a dog used by a group such as the police sniffs out hidden explosives or drugs, it finds them using its sense of smell. 0
- verb sniff out to detect through shrewdness or instinct 0