sniff

sniff

 (snĭf)

v. sniffed, sniff·ing, sniffs

v.intr.

1.

a. To inhale a short, audible breath through the nose, as in smelling something.

b. To sniffle.

2. To use the sense of smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed at the jar to see what it held.

3. To regard something in a contemptuous or dismissive manner: The critics sniffed at the adaptation of the novel to film.

4. Informal To pry; snoop: The reporters came sniffing around for more details.

v.tr.

1. To inhale forcibly through the nose: sniffed the cool morning air.

2. To smell, as in savoring or investigating: sniffed the lilacs; sniffed the breeze for traces of smoke.

3. To perceive or detect by or as if by sniffing: dogs that sniffed out the trail through the snow; sniffed trouble ahead.

4. To utter in a contemptuous or haughty manner: The countess sniffed her disapproval.

n.

1. An instance or the sound of sniffing.

2. Something sniffed or perceived by or as if by sniffing; a whiff: a sniff of perfume; a sniff of scandal.

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[Middle English sniffen, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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sniff′a·ble adj.

sniff′er n.

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sniff

(snɪf)

vb

1. (Physiology) 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

2. (when: intr, often foll by at) to perceive or attempt to perceive (a smell) by inhaling through the nose

n

3. (Physiology) the act or sound of sniffing

4. a smell perceived by sniffing, esp a faint scent

[C14: probably related to snivelen to snivel]

ˈsniffing n, adj

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sniff

(snɪf)

v.i.

1. to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalations.

2. to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle.

3. to smell by short inhalations.

4. to show disdain, contempt, etc., by or as if by sniffing.

v.t.

5. to inhale through the nose.

6. to smell by sniffing.

7. to perceive by or as if by sniffing: to sniff a scandal.

n.

8. an act of sniffing.

9. the sound made by such an act.

10. a barely perceptible scent or odor.

[1300–50; Middle English]

sniff′er, n.

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sniff

Past participle: sniffed
Gerund: sniffing

Imperative

sniff

sniff

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sniff - sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose snuff smelling, smell - the act of perceiving the odor of something
Verb	1.	sniff - perceive by inhaling through the nose; "sniff the perfume" whiff smell - inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense nose out, scent out, smell out, sniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
	2.	sniff - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" sniffle breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

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sniff

verb

1. breathe in, inhale, snuffle, snuff She wiped her face and sniffed loudly.

2. smell, nose, breathe in, scent, get a whiff of, catch the scent of, detect the smell of Suddenly, he stopped and sniffed the air.

3. inhale, breathe in, suck in, draw in He'd been sniffing glue.

noun

1. snuffle, intake of breath, quick inhalation At last the sobs ceased, to be replaced by sniffs.

2. hint, clue, inkling, sign, wind, suggestion, whiff, intimation Have the Press got a sniff of this story yet?

not to be sniffed at considerable, great, large, substantial, reasonable, tidy, lavish, plentiful, tolerable, appreciable, sizable or sizeable The salary was not to be sniffed at either.

sniff around nose around, hunt around, see what you can find, search for clues Pop down there and just sniff around.

sniff something out

1. find, discover, spot, recognize, detect, scent, track down those who like sniffing out bargains

2. discover, find, reveal, spot, expose, recognize, disclose, scent, uncover, track down, unmask a police dog trained to sniff out explosives

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sniff

verb

To perceive with the olfactory sense:

nose, scent, smell, snuff, whiff.

Idiom: catch a whiff of.

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Translations

نَشْق، تَشَمُّميَتَشَمَّميَشْتِمُّيَنْشُق

čenicháníčichatočichatpopotáhnout nosempopotahovat

snøftesnusesnusen

schniefenSchnüffelnschnuppern

ρουθουνίζωρουθούνισμα

olfatearresollaraspiraciónhusmear

niiskuttaanuuhkaistanuuhkausnyrpistellä

reniflerflairerreniflement

šmrcati

szippantszippantásfanyalogfintorogszimatol

sjúga upp í nefiîsnus; nefsogsnusa

annusareannusatanon da buttare viasbuffaretirare su con il naso

鼻で吸う

코를 킁킁거리다

apuostymasapuostytišnirpštiuostinėjimas

apošņātošņātostīšanašņaukāšanašņaukāt

snuiven

snøftesnufssnufsesnussnuse

powąchać

fungar

вдыхать через носпринюхатьсяпринюхиватьсяфыркатьфыркнуть

čuchaniečuchaťsmrkať

povohatismrkanje

lukta

สูดจมูกฟุดฟิต

burnunu çekmekburnunu çekerek koklamaburnunu çekerek koklamak

hít

嗅闻以鼻吸气

sniff

[snɪf]

A. N

1. (= act) → sorbo m (por la nariz); (by dog) → husmeo m
one sniff of that would kill you → una inhalación de eso te mataría
to go out for a sniff of air → salir a tomar el fresco
we never got a sniff of the vodka → no llegamos siquiera a oler el vodka

2. (= faint smell) → olorcito m

B. VT [+ snuff etc] → sorber (por la nariz), aspirar; [+ smell] → oler; [dog etc] → olfatear, husmear
just sniff these flowers → huele un poco estas flores
the dog sniffed my hand → el perro me olfateó or me husmeó la mano
you can sniff the sea air here → aquí se huele ese aire de mar
sniff the gas deeply → aspire profundamente el gas
to sniff glue → esnifar or inhalar pegamento

C. VI [person] → aspirar por la nariz, sorber, sorberse la nariz; [dog etc] → oler, husmear, olfatear
stop sniffing! → ¡deja de sorberte la nariz!
to sniff at sth (lit) → oler algo (fig) → despreciar algo, desdeñar algo
an offer not to be sniffed at → una oferta que no es de despreciar or desdeñar
the dog sniffed at my shoes → el perro olió mis zapatos

sniff out VT + ADV (= discover) → encontrar husmeando; (= pry) → fisgar, fisgonear (fig) (= dig out) → desenterrar

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sniff

[ˈsnɪf]

n

(= sniffing sound) → reniflement m
to give a sniff → renifler

(to identify smell) to give sth a sniff → renifler qch

vi → renifler
Stop sniffing! → Arrête de renifler!

vt

(= smell) → renifler, flairer
The dog sniffed my hand → Le chien m'a flairé la main.

(= inhale) [+ glue, drug] → sniffer, respirer

sniff at

vt fus
it's not to be sniffed at → il ne faut pas cracher dessus, ce n'est pas à dédaignersniffer dog [ˈsnɪfə^r] n chien dressé pour la recherche d'explosifs et de stupéfiants

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sniff

n → Schniefen nt no pl (inf); (disdainful) → Naserümpfen nt no pl; (of dog) → Schnüffeln nt no pl; we never even got a sniff of the money → wir haben das Geld noch nicht mal von Weitem zu sehen bekommen; have a sniff at this → riech mal hieran; at the first sniff of danger, he backed out → sobald er Gefahr witterte, zog er sich zurück

vt (= test by smelling) → riechen, schnuppern an (+dat) (inf); air → riechen, schnuppern; smelling salts → einziehen; glue → einatmen, schnüffeln (inf); drugs → sniffen (sl); snuff → schnupfen; (fig: = detect) → wittern, riechen; the dogs sniffed each other → die Hunde beschnupperten sich; sniff these flowers → riech mal an den Blumen

vi (person) → schniefen (inf); (dog) → schnüffeln, schnuppern; to sniff at something (lit) → an etw (dat) → schnuppern; (fig) → die Nase über etw (acc) → rümpfen; not to be sniffed at → nicht zu verachten

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sniff

[snɪf]

1. n (sound) → annusata, fiutata
to have a sniff of sth → annusare qc
one sniff of this is enough to kill you → una annusata a questo e muori di sicuro
he gave a sniff of contempt → ha arricciato il naso con disprezzo

2. vt (gen) → annusare, fiutare; (glue, drug) → sniffare; (inhalant) → fare inalazioni di

3. vi (person) → tirare su col naso; (in contempt) → arricciare il naso

sniff at vi + prep → annusare
it's not to be sniffed at → non è da disprezzare

sniff out vt + adv → fiutare (fig) → fiutare, subodorare

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sniff

(snif) verb

1. to draw in air through the nose with a slight noise. snuif يَنْشُق подсмърчам fungar čichat, popotahovat schniefen snuse ρουφώ τη μύτη μου, ρουθουνίζωresollar ninaga õhku tõmbama بيني بالا كشيدن nuuskaista renifler לִמשוֹך בַּנחִירַיִים नाक से सांस खींचना, सूं-सूं करना udisati, ušmrkati szippant menghidu sjúga upp í nefið annusare, 鼻で吸う 약간의 소리와 함께 코로 숨을 들이마시다 šnirpšti ošņāt; šņaukāt menyenguk snuivensnufse, snøfte pociągać nosem سوغول، سوڼل: بوى كښل، بوى راښكل، توس كښل (لكه سپى fungar a adulmeca шмыгать (носом) (hlasno) smrkať vdihavati skoz nos šmrknuti vädra, sniffa สูดจมูกฟุดฟิด burnunu çekmek 嗅，聞 вдихати; сопіти با آواز سانس اوپر کھینچنا khụt khịt 嗅，闻，（有声地）以鼻吸气

2. to do this in an attempt to smell something. The dog sniffed me all over; He sniffed suddenly, wondering if he could smell smoke. ruik يَتَشَمَّم душа farejar očichat, (za)větřit schnüffeln snuse οσφραίνομαι olfatear, husmear nuhutama بو كشيدن haistella flairer לְרַחרֵחַ कुछ सूंघने की कोशिश करना njušiti, onjušiti szimatol mengendus snusa annusare, fiutare においを嗅ぐ 냄새를 맡다 (ap)uostyti []ošņāt menghidu snuffelensnuse påwąchać, obwąchiwać ورستيدل farejar a mirosi обнюхивать, нюхать očuchať, (za)vetriť vohati šmrknuti sniffa (lukta, nosa) på สูดกลิ่น burnunu çekerek koklamak 嗅 нюхати سونگھنا ngửi , đánh hơi 嗅

noun

an act of sniffing. snuif نَشْق، تَشَمُّم подсмърчане fungadela čenichání das Schnüffeln snusen ρούφηγμα της μύτης aspiración nuhutamine استنشاق nuuskaisu reniflement רִחרוּח सुड़क, सूं-सूं njuškanje, šmrkanje szippantás endusan snus; nefsog annusata, fiutata ひと嗅ぎ 코로 냄새 맡기 uostinėjimas, (ap)uostymas šņaukāšana; ostīšana menghidu gesnuifsnufs, snus pociągnięcie nosem, obwąchanie سوڼونه، توس fungadela adulmecare шмыгание; вдох čuchanie, ňuchanie glasno dihanje skoz nos šmrkanje sniffande การสูดกลิ่น burnunu çekerek koklama 嗅 вдихання носом; сопіння سونگھنے کا عمل sự ngửi, tiếng hít vào 嗅

sniff out

to discover or detect (by using the sense of smell). The police used dogs to sniff out the explosives. uitruik يَكْتَشِف بالشَّم подушвам farejar vyčenichat erschnüffeln opsnuse οσφραίνομαι, ξετρυπώνω, βρίσκω με την όσφρηση descubrir husmeando/olfateando välja nuhkima با بو كشيدن رديابي كردن nuuskia esiin trouver לְגָלוֹת सूंघ कर विस्फोटक इत्यादि का पता लगाना nanjušiti, otkriti njušenjem kiszimatol menemukan þefa uppi scovare 嗅ぎつける (~을 냄새로) 찾아내다 suuosti saost; uzost mengesan opsporen suse opp/fram wywęszyć رد یابی کول farejar a descoperi (cu ajutorul miro­sului) разнюхивать, находить vyňuchať izvohati nanjušiti spåra upp ค้นหา(โดยการดมกลิ่น) koklayarak bulmak 嗅出 рознюхувати تاڑ لینا، کھوج نکالنا phát hiện ra ai, cái gì 嗅出

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sniff

→ يَشْتِمُّ popotáhnout nosem snøfte schnuppern ρουθουνίζω olfatear niiskuttaa renifler šmrcati annusare 鼻で吸う 코를 킁킁거리다 snuiven snuse powąchać fungar вдыхать через нос lukta สูดจมูกฟุดฟิต burnunu çekmek hít 嗅

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sniff

v. olfatear, oler; absorber por la nariz; resoplar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

sniff

vt (glue, etc.) inhalar, esnifar (Ang) (pegamento, etc.); vi aspirar por la nariz

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