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sniff about

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  • sniff around — (in BRIT, also use sniff about, sniff round) 1) PHRASAL VERB If a person is sniffing around, they are trying to find out information about something, especially information that someone else does not want known. [INFORMAL] [V P] But really, what… …   English dictionary

  • Sniff Petrol — is a satirical British online magazine written chiefly by Richard Porter, with contributions from James May and others, dedicated to automobile related humour. HistoryKnown to some as the Onion of the motoring world , the site was originally… …   Wikipedia

  • Sniff 'n' the Tears — Background information Origin London, England Genres Rock …   Wikipedia

  • Sniff — ( Sniff , Nipsu ) is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Moomintroll s immature friend and later adopted brother. He is the son of the Muddler and the Fuzzy. He is one of the few characters in the Moomin… …   Wikipedia

  • sniff — /snɪf / (say snif) verb (i) 1. to draw air through the nose in short, audible inhalation. 2. to clear the nose by so doing; sniffle, as with emotion. –verb (t) 3. to draw in or up through the nose by sniffing, as air, smells, liquid, powder,… …  

  • sniff out —    to kill    Perhaps a corruption of snuff (out), because it means literally no more than to detect:     ... before some busybody at the top sniffs out Sniffers. (Manning, 1977, writing about a killing not a detection)    To take a long (deep)… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • Dragon Keeper —   Author(s) Robin Hobb …   Wikipedia

  • snuffle — 1580s, from Du. or Flem. snuffelen to sniff about, pry, related to Du. and Flem. snuffen to sniff (see SNUFF (Cf. snuff) (2)). Related: Snuffled; snuffling …   Etymology dictionary

  • muse — {{11}}muse (n.) late 14c., protectors of the arts, from O.Fr. Muse and directly from L. Musa, from Gk. Mousa, the Muse, also music, song, from PIE root *men to think, remember (see MIND (Cf. mind) (n.)). Meaning inspiring goddess of a particular… …   Etymology dictionary

  • make game — phrasal of a hunting dog : to sniff about eagerly at the scent of game …   Useful english dictionary

  • sniffy — sniff|y [ˈsnıfi] adj BrE informal having a disapproving attitude towards something or someone, especially because you think they are not good enough for you sniffy about ▪ Well, don t get sniffy about it! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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