Definizione monolingua

sniff

sniff (third-person singular simple present sniffs, present participle sniffing, simple past and past participle sniffed)

1. (ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.

   The dog sniffed around the park, searching for a nice scent.

   I sniffed the meat to see if it hadnt gone off.

2. To say something while sniffing, for example in case of illness or unhappiness

   ""Hes never coming back, is he?"", she sniffed while looking at a picture of him.

3. (transitive) To perceive vaguely

   I can sniff trouble coming from the basement.

4. To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.

sniff (plural sniffs)

1. An instance of sniffing.

   She gave the flowes a quick sniff to check they were real.

2. A quantity of something that is inhaled through the nose
3. A brief perception
   • 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, BBC Sport:

     Tottenham did have a sniff of goal when Defoes drilled cross just eluded his strike partner at the far post but their best effort came early in the second half when Ryan Fredericks cut in from the right before firing into the side netting.

Definizione dizionario sniff

annusare

fiutare

odorare

sbuffare

Altri significati:

to be dismissive or contemptuous

An instance of sniffing.

to make a short audible inhalation

To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as if to smell something.

To be dismissive or contemptuous of something.

instance of sniffing