'Sniff' definitions:

Definition of 'sniff'

(from WordNet)
noun
Sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose [syn: sniff, snuff]
verb
Perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" [syn: sniff, whiff]
verb
Inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" [syn: sniff, sniffle]

Definition of 'Sniff'

From: GCIDE
  • Sniff \Sniff\, n. The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sniff'

From: GCIDE
  • Sniff \Sniff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sniffedor Snift; p. pr. & vb. n. Sniffing.] [OE. sneven; akin to snivel, snuff; cf. Dan. snive to sniff. See Snuff, v. t.] To draw air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt. [1913 Webster]
  • So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sniff'

From: GCIDE
  • Sniff \Sniff\, v. t.
  • 1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff the air of the country. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell; as, to sniff danger. [1913 Webster]

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