sniff
A short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with cryingA short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.
/snɪf/
» Tom opened the bottle of wine and sniffed it.
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1 sensesA short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying.
Examples
85 sentencesTom opened the bottle of wine and sniffed it.
Bomb-sniffing dogs found some explosives at the airport.
Don't sniff your food.
Is that you sniffing?
The dog sniffed the ground.
ruСобака понюхала землю. — marafon
deDer Hund schnüffelte am Boden. — Esperantostern
Origin
From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.From Middle English sniffen, of imitative origin.
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