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