SNIFF


Meaning of SNIFF in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' snif

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

1 : to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling < sniff ed at the flowers>

2 : to show or express disdain or scorn

3 : SNOOP , NOSE < sniff ed around for clues>

transitive verb

1 : to smell or take by inhalation through the nose

2 : to utter contemptuously

3 : to recognize or detect by or as if by smelling < sniff out trouble>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.