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sniff
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- pronunciation:
- snIf
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sniffs, sniffing, sniffed |
| definition 1: |
When you sniff, you take in a short breath of air through your nose. Usually, you are trying not to let liquid drip from your nose. When you sniff, it makes a sound that you can hear and other people usually can hear it too. People often sniff when they have a cold or when they cry.
Devon has a bad cold and he's sniffing a lot. He's also using a lot of tissues! |
| definition 2: |
When you sniff, you take short breaths through your nose in order to smell something.
The cat sniffed at the fish on the plate.The cook bent over his stew and sniffed. |
| definition 3: |
When you sniff a thing, you smell it by taking in short breaths.
I told Justin to let the dog sniff his hand before trying to pet her.I watched the rabbit sit up, sniff the air, and then run down its hole.- similar words:
- smell
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A sniff is the action of taking a short breath of air through the noise. When you hear a sniff, you hear the noise of someone doing this.
I took a sniff of the perfume and I didn't like it at all. |
| derivation: |
sniffer (n.) |
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