ALL meanings of sniffing
sniff
S s - verb without object sniffing to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations. 1
- verb without object sniffing to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle. 1
- verb without object sniffing to smell by short inhalations. 1
- verb without object sniffing to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as by sniffing. 1
- verb with object sniffing to perceive by or as by smelling: to sniff a scandal. 1
- verb with object sniffing to inhale through the nose: to sniff the air. 1
- noun sniffing an act of sniffing; a single, short, audible inhalation. 1
- noun sniffing the sound made by such an act. 1
- noun sniffing a scent or odor perceived: a sniff of perfume. 1