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to take a sniff of

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  • sniff — 01. The child wiped away a tear, and [sniffed] a couple of times. 02. Children in the isolated village have been [sniffing] gasoline to get over their boredom. 03. If you [sniff] glue, it could cause serious health problems. 04. The lion raised… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • sniff — sniff1 [snıf] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From the sound] 1.) to breathe air into your nose noisily, for example when you are crying or have a cold ▪ Margaret sniffed miserably and nodded. ▪ Stop sniffing and blow your nose. 2.) [I and T] to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sniff — sniff1 [ snıf ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example because you have been crying: Amanda sniffed and wiped her nose. It wasn t my fault! he sniffed. a ) to smell something: sniff at: Henry… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sniff — I UK [snɪf] / US verb Word forms sniff : present tense I/you/we/they sniff he/she/it sniffs present participle sniffing past tense sniffed past participle sniffed * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to breathe in noisily through your nose, for example …   English dictionary

  • sniff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, good, long ▪ little, slight, small ▪ loud VERB + SNIFF …   Collocations dictionary

  • 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

  • sniff — 1 verb 1 BREATHE NOISILY (I) to breathe air into your nose noisily, especially in short breaths: Stop sniffing why can t you blow your nose? 2 SMELL (I, T) to breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something: He opened the milk and… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • take — verb ADVERB ▪ well ▪ badly ▪ She took the news of her father s death very badly. ▪ seriously ▪ I wanted to be taken seriously as an artist …   Collocations dictionary

  • sniff — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to draw air audibly up the nose especially for smelling < sniffed at the flowers > 2. to show or express disdain or scorn 3. snoop, nose < sni …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sniff — snɪf n. short inhalation through the nose; sound of a sniff; odor, scent v. inhale through the nose; smell; express disapproval by making a sniffing sound; take into the the nose by inhaling; perceive, sense …   English contemporary dictionary

  • sniff — v 1. snuff, snuffle, inhale, breathe in, take in air, whiff; sniffle, snivel. 2. smell, smell in the air, get a whiff of, perceive or detect the aroma or odor of, catch the scent of; smell out, trace, track, trail. 3. sniff at turn one s nose up… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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