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sniff

/snɪf/noun, verb1 syllable

Sniff means: sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose.

Synonyms for sniff3

noun, as in sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

snuff

verb, as in perceive by inhaling through the nose

whiff

verb, as in inhale audibly through the nose

sniffle

What does sniff mean?3

noun

1

sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

verb

1

perceive by inhaling through the nose“sniff the perfume”

2

inhale audibly through the nose“the sick student was sniffling in the back row”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sniff?6

one syllable

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Sniff in a sentence

  • Why do you sniff things you see on the ground?shekitten
  • One sniff of that stuff was enough to make me sick.sharptoothed
  • He can sniff a cop from miles away.Amastan
  • A quick sniff of the tofu proved it to be well past expiry.Auride
  • Ms. Jackson put scratch-and-sniff stickers on the kids' graded homework.rul
  • He likes to sniff my armpits.Nuel
  • Sniff, Rover was a good dog.gleki
  • Don't sniff glue. It's bad for you.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sniff

as a noun

plural
sniffs

as a verb

past tense
sniffed
present participle
sniffing
third-person singular
sniffs