How to use sniff in a sentence. To breathe air in through⦠[ t ] jack crushed a bit of dried grass between his fingers and sniffed its scent
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To sniff is also to quickly take in a breath through the nose.
To draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations
To clear the nose by so doing To smell by short inhalations To show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as if by sniffing. If you get a sniff of something, you learn or guess that it might be happening or might be near.
He wanted to avoid the slightest sniff of a scandal They ran away at the first sniff [= hint] of trouble There was still a sniff of hope left for the team. To draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations.
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Sniff /snΙͺf/ vb 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 To breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a noise
