SNIFF


Meaning of SNIFF in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deep , good , long

▪ little , slight , small

▪ loud

VERB + SNIFF

▪ give

She gave a loud ~ of disapproval.

▪ hear

▪ get , have , take

to get a ~ of fresh air

PREPOSITION

▪ between ~s

‘I'm sorry,’ he said between ~s.

▪ with a ~

‘I'm fine,’ she said with a ~.

▪ ~ at

The dog had a good ~ at the bushes.

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ loudly

She wiped her eyes and ~ed loudly.

▪ deeply

▪ a little

▪ carefully , delicately

▪ appreciatively

He ~ed appreciatively. ‘Smells delicious. What is it?’

▪ disdainfully , haughtily

▪ suspiciously

▪ back

The woman ~ed back her tears.

PREPOSITION

▪ at

The dog ~ed at his shoes.

Sniff is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ dog

Sniff is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ air , ↑ cocaine , ↑ coke , ↑ glue , ↑ solvent

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .